The Hand Drum and Singing at Wedding Celebrations
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Question:
Regarding marriage, Shaykh Salih, so that the married woman and the husband may be happy, what is prescribed in terms of audio effects, the hand drum, and the like for a wedding?
Answer:
This is for announcing the marriage; it is not to please either of the spouses, but rather to announce the marriage. This is the difference between it and the announcement of illicit intercourse. As for the hand drum, the hand drum is permissible on the occasion of a wedding, along with ordinary singing by the women among themselves, provided that their voices are not exposed, there is no loudspeaker, and there is no recording of songs. Rather, it is by the bare voice of the women present, such that the sound is confined to within the celebration and is heard only by the women. This is for a wisdom, which is the announcement of the marriage. Yes.
Regarding marriage, Shaykh Salih, so that the married woman and the husband may be happy, what is prescribed in terms of audio effects, the hand drum, and the like for a wedding?
Answer:
This is for announcing the marriage; it is not to please either of the spouses, but rather to announce the marriage. This is the difference between it and the announcement of illicit intercourse. As for the hand drum, the hand drum is permissible on the occasion of a wedding, along with ordinary singing by the women among themselves, provided that their voices are not exposed, there is no loudspeaker, and there is no recording of songs. Rather, it is by the bare voice of the women present, such that the sound is confined to within the celebration and is heard only by the women. This is for a wisdom, which is the announcement of the marriage. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/269 — archive.org (15:14)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.