Attending recitation gatherings and beating the hand drum on the festival
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A group of men gather on the festival, and one of them recites poetry, while some of them beat the hand drum or something similar. Is it permissible for me to attend these gatherings?
Answer:
No. Do not sit in them or remain in them. The festival is the festival prayer, the takbir, the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and thanking Allah for His blessing. It is not a festival to be used for sins, announcing sins, and being ungrateful for the blessing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A group of men gather on the festival, and one of them recites poetry, while some of them beat the hand drum or something similar. Is it permissible for me to attend these gatherings?
Answer:
No. Do not sit in them or remain in them. The festival is the festival prayer, the takbir, the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and thanking Allah for His blessing. It is not a festival to be used for sins, announcing sins, and being ungrateful for the blessing. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (56:01)
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