Permissible singing at weddings and the accompanying hand drum and instruments
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah bless you, people, I mean, these days take this hadith at face value regarding singing from the qala'ah and the like. We want to understand
The Shaykh:
So he does not swear, he does not swear.
The questioner:
The dispensation for singing at weddings and occasions, do you want to understand the singing that is used for the bride?
The Shaykh:
Up to what is free of harm, up to what does not invite to zina, or to intoxicants, or anything else. It is between them, like the husband, like the wife, like the husband's family, like the wife's family, and the like. It existed in the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
Another questioner:
And even if it is mixed with music and flutes.
The Shaykh:
It should contain only the hand drum, just that. If there is music, or a drum, or... The 'ud is what it deserves; all of this is wrong. It should be at a level where it is played in one direction, they strike it and throw it among the women specifically, without mixing. Yes. Yes, it does not pose a problem for men, perhaps it relates to weapons and training, like what the Abyssinians did, with drinking, with swords, with spears. But with hand drums and drums, it is not suitable for women, and it is not suitable for men.
Another questioner:
At any time, O Shaykh? At any time, or at specific times?
The Shaykh:
Training with weapons, there is nothing wrong with it, there is no composite weapon wrong. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) allow it even in the mosque regarding training with weapons? Yes. What?
Shaykh, may Allah bless you, people, I mean, these days take this hadith at face value regarding singing from the qala'ah and the like. We want to understand
The Shaykh:
So he does not swear, he does not swear.
The questioner:
The dispensation for singing at weddings and occasions, do you want to understand the singing that is used for the bride?
The Shaykh:
Up to what is free of harm, up to what does not invite to zina, or to intoxicants, or anything else. It is between them, like the husband, like the wife, like the husband's family, like the wife's family, and the like. It existed in the life of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
Another questioner:
And even if it is mixed with music and flutes.
The Shaykh:
It should contain only the hand drum, just that. If there is music, or a drum, or... The 'ud is what it deserves; all of this is wrong. It should be at a level where it is played in one direction, they strike it and throw it among the women specifically, without mixing. Yes. Yes, it does not pose a problem for men, perhaps it relates to weapons and training, like what the Abyssinians did, with drinking, with swords, with spears. But with hand drums and drums, it is not suitable for women, and it is not suitable for men.
Another questioner:
At any time, O Shaykh? At any time, or at specific times?
The Shaykh:
Training with weapons, there is nothing wrong with it, there is no composite weapon wrong. Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) allow it even in the mosque regarding training with weapons? Yes. What?
Source
شرح كتاب الاستقامة، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : وأما كون الشعر في نفسه لا يستمع إليه إلا إذا كان من الكلام المباح — islamhouse.com (49:09)
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