A woman attending a celebration that includes singing and musical instruments to cook food
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for a woman to attend her brother’s celebration, which includes singing and musical instruments, but she attends only to cook food for the guests and does not participate in the event?
Answer:
She should not attend, neither to cook nor for any other reason, unless the evil is removed. If the evil is removed, there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman asking, and she says: Is it permissible for a woman to attend her brother’s celebration, which includes singing and musical instruments, but she attends only to cook food for the guests and does not participate in the event?
Answer:
She should not attend, neither to cook nor for any other reason, unless the evil is removed. If the evil is removed, there is no harm. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (58:04)
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