The Ruling on Throat-Clearing and Clapping at Celebrations and What Is Prescribed for Women
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The questioner:
Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. Umm Hazm al-Rahili from al-Madinah says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on throat-clearing or clapping at celebrations without the men hearing it? And what is the ruling on clapping or whistling at celebrations in the absence of men?
The Shaykh:
All of these matters are not permissible. Clapping by a young person involves imitating the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it is not permissible. Likewise, this throat-clearing is not among the customs of the Muslims; rather, it is among the customs of the non-Arabs. And if the men hear it, that is an increase in evil. Yes.
The questioner:
Our Shaykh, what is prescribed for women at a celebration?
The Shaykh:
What is prescribed is striking the hand drum. The women strike the hand drum and sing with their normal voice. A woman or women sing with a normal voice that has no melodic embellishment and no music, but only the hand drum. This is for announcing the marriage, and their voice does not go beyond the circle of the women; the men do not hear it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allah. May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. Umm Hazm al-Rahili from al-Madinah says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on throat-clearing or clapping at celebrations without the men hearing it? And what is the ruling on clapping or whistling at celebrations in the absence of men?
The Shaykh:
All of these matters are not permissible. Clapping by a young person involves imitating the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it is not permissible. Likewise, this throat-clearing is not among the customs of the Muslims; rather, it is among the customs of the non-Arabs. And if the men hear it, that is an increase in evil. Yes.
The questioner:
Our Shaykh, what is prescribed for women at a celebration?
The Shaykh:
What is prescribed is striking the hand drum. The women strike the hand drum and sing with their normal voice. A woman or women sing with a normal voice that has no melodic embellishment and no music, but only the hand drum. This is for announcing the marriage, and their voice does not go beyond the circle of the women; the men do not hear it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/188 — archive.org (25:18)
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