The Method of Forbidding Evil in Establishments That Sell Musical Instruments and Singing Equipment
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are establishments that sell musical instruments and singing equipment, and they contain things that contradict the Shari'ah and the regulations, and they do not have official permits. He asks: What is the correct, Shari'ah-compliant way to forbid evil in them?
The Shaykh:
And does it end in this country? Yes.
The questioner:
He did not mention anything.
The Shaykh:
If it is in this country, report it to the headquarters of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Evil; report it to them and show them its location. But if it is in another country, we have no authority over it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: There are establishments that sell musical instruments and singing equipment, and they contain things that contradict the Shari'ah and the regulations, and they do not have official permits. He asks: What is the correct, Shari'ah-compliant way to forbid evil in them?
The Shaykh:
And does it end in this country? Yes.
The questioner:
He did not mention anything.
The Shaykh:
If it is in this country, report it to the headquarters of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Prohibiting Evil; report it to them and show them its location. But if it is in another country, we have no authority over it.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (47:24)
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