The Ruling on Dances and Drums at Celebrations
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on what is called the 'Aradat, which takes place at wedding celebrations and on festival days or at public gatherings, accompanied by drums? Is it part of the forbidden singing?
Answer:
My brothers, none of this is permissible; it is all forbidden amusement, except for the women on the wedding night, for the purpose of announcing the marriage among themselves, without singing into a microphone or having their voices recorded. They only sing among themselves, with the voice of one of them, to announce the marriage, and they strike the hand drum to announce the marriage. Yes. As for the men, no, they do not perform dances at weddings, nor do they sing; rather, they sit and eat the food and walk around. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the ruling on what is called the 'Aradat, which takes place at wedding celebrations and on festival days or at public gatherings, accompanied by drums? Is it part of the forbidden singing?
Answer:
My brothers, none of this is permissible; it is all forbidden amusement, except for the women on the wedding night, for the purpose of announcing the marriage among themselves, without singing into a microphone or having their voices recorded. They only sing among themselves, with the voice of one of them, to announce the marriage, and they strike the hand drum to announce the marriage. Yes. As for the men, no, they do not perform dances at weddings, nor do they sing; rather, they sit and eat the food and walk around. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل الاسم الثاني والثالث : الزور واللغو — islamhouse.com (1:00:29)
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