The Ruling on Shilat and the Attendance of Some Preachers at Them

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Recently, what is called shilat has become widespread. Some people have deemed them permissible on the grounds that they do not contain musical instruments. Some of those called preachers have begun attending these shilat and promoting them by their presence. He asks: What is the guidance in this matter? May Allah grant you success.

Answer:
This is wrong. Shilat are songs. What are shilat? Shilat are songs, and perhaps they are even more influential and captivating than songs. It is obligatory to abandon these shilat, forbid them, and stay away from them and from those who hold them. Yes. And there is no value in the fatwa of whoever issues it. Who issued the fatwa for them? Did the Dar al-Ifta issue a fatwa on this? Did the recognized scholars issue a fatwa on this? Is every person who issues a fatwa to be followed? Yes.