Bringing in female singers to play the hand drum at a wedding
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that there is nothing wrong with the hand drum at a wedding. Is it permissible to bring in what are called female singers and drummers to play the hand drum among the women?
Answer:
Drummers. There is nothing wrong if the intention is to announce the marriage. If the intention is to announce the marriage and the ones playing it are women, there is nothing wrong. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that there is nothing wrong with the hand drum at a wedding. Is it permissible to bring in what are called female singers and drummers to play the hand drum among the women?
Answer:
Drummers. There is nothing wrong if the intention is to announce the marriage. If the intention is to announce the marriage and the ones playing it are women, there is nothing wrong. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (58:14)
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