Is it permissible to declare singers and actors to be open sinners?
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Question:
First, is the singer considered a doer of a major sin, or a doer of a transgression? I do not know whether singing is among the major sins or among the forbidden things that do not reach the level of major sins. If it is among the forbidden things and transgressions that do not reach the level of major sins, then one does not declare him to be an open sinner; rather, it is said that he is a sinner.
Answer:
Yes.
First, is the singer considered a doer of a major sin, or a doer of a transgression? I do not know whether singing is among the major sins or among the forbidden things that do not reach the level of major sins. If it is among the forbidden things and transgressions that do not reach the level of major sins, then one does not declare him to be an open sinner; rather, it is said that he is a sinner.
Answer:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 405 - هل يحكم على المغنيين والممثلين بالفسق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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