Is there a word, O honorable Shaykh, to the owners of wedding and celebration halls regarding the raising of the voices of singing with loudspeakers?
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The questioner : Is there a word, O honorable Shaykh, to the owners of wedding and celebration halls regarding the raising of the voices of singing with loudspeakers, and men sitting to listen to the singing of the women? He says: They hear the singing of the girls, and she is outside. What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : My opinion is that this is forbidden (haram) for the voices of women to be exposed to the men who sit and listen to them and take pleasure in their voices. In it, there is also frightening the neighbors and causing them anxiety. The obligatory (wajib) upon us in light of this blessing is to thank Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not to make joy a cause for disobeying Allah. Among the wrongs (munkar) in this is that some foolish husbands come to the women in their gathering and sit with his wife in a raised place and speak to her while the women are in front of him with their faces uncovered. There is no doubt in the prohibition of this, and that it is not permissible. I am amazed at the people of the woman: how do they allow the husband to attend the women? Do they not fear that there might be a woman among the women who is more beautiful than his wife? Is this possible or not? It is possible. And if she is more beautiful than his wife, his desire for his wife will certainly diminish. That is to say: if a person sees a woman who is more beautiful than his wife, more radiant, and better in body, his desire for his wife will decrease, and his happiness will turn into misery. Therefore, he prohibited this. I say: Let him fear Allah, let him fear Allah, O servants of Allah, and let them avoid these trivialities. Marriage is not something strange that does not occur in the year except once. Marriage, praise be to Allah, happens every night with weddings, so there is no need for us to celebrate it with this celebration that goes beyond the Sunnah. As for what conforms to the Sunnah, namely women beating the hand drum (duff) with voices that are not annoying or arousing of desire, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
The Shaykh : My opinion is that this is forbidden (haram) for the voices of women to be exposed to the men who sit and listen to them and take pleasure in their voices. In it, there is also frightening the neighbors and causing them anxiety. The obligatory (wajib) upon us in light of this blessing is to thank Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and not to make joy a cause for disobeying Allah. Among the wrongs (munkar) in this is that some foolish husbands come to the women in their gathering and sit with his wife in a raised place and speak to her while the women are in front of him with their faces uncovered. There is no doubt in the prohibition of this, and that it is not permissible. I am amazed at the people of the woman: how do they allow the husband to attend the women? Do they not fear that there might be a woman among the women who is more beautiful than his wife? Is this possible or not? It is possible. And if she is more beautiful than his wife, his desire for his wife will certainly diminish. That is to say: if a person sees a woman who is more beautiful than his wife, more radiant, and better in body, his desire for his wife will decrease, and his happiness will turn into misery. Therefore, he prohibited this. I say: Let him fear Allah, let him fear Allah, O servants of Allah, and let them avoid these trivialities. Marriage is not something strange that does not occur in the year except once. Marriage, praise be to Allah, happens every night with weddings, so there is no need for us to celebrate it with this celebration that goes beyond the Sunnah. As for what conforms to the Sunnah, namely women beating the hand drum (duff) with voices that are not annoying or arousing of desire, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.