A Response to Those Who Claimed That the Former Mufti, Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim, Listened to Singing at One of the Celebrations and Did Not Denounce It

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: One of them mentioned in one of the newspapers today a story about Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) that he listened to two songs at one of the celebrations and did not denounce this. He cites this story and others to argue for the scholarly disagreement regarding singing, and that no one denounces another for it.

Answer:
What Allah willed, where did he get this about Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim? Shaykh Ibn Ibrahim denounces this. It is established that the Shaykh listened, as he says? As for merely lying about the scholars, that is his account with Allah. What we know about Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim is that he is among the furthest people from these matters. It does not befit his status, his knowledge, and his high rank that he would listen to singing. Yes.