The ruling on singing and the hand drum for women in the presence of a wedding or a celebration

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner from Jordan says: Honorable Shaykh, when we have an occasion of joy or a celebration, we women sing and rejoice, but without the men mixing with us. What is the ruling on that? May you be rewarded.

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with this; rather, it is prescribed to announce the marriage. It is done with the hand drum, by beating the hand drum among the women, and with singing that contains no lewdness and no flirtatiousness. It is not in the form of the lewd songs of today, but rather ordinary singing with unaccompanied voices. It is not accompanied by musical instruments or flutes, but only by the hand drum, which is well known. This is for the purpose of announcing the marriage, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.