Wedding halls, women’s singing, and their playing of the hand drum.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : And is it closed? What do you mean by closed? Do you mean closed in an iron box where the sound does not go out? It is closed now, so if the women are gathered and singing and beating the hand drum, the people outside do not hear them now?

The questioner : I imagine the place is spacious and not heard, meaning those around it do not hear.

The Shaykh : My brother, consider the general method, not matters that are extremely, extremely narrow. Yes, I imagine they are a group in a house in winter, closing the doors and windows and so on, but this is almost rare. The rare case has no ruling. You need to study the issue in general, the majority case. So now, if you were asked: What is the majority? Is the sound of the women heard outside the wall of the house where the wedding is being celebrated, or is it not heard? You would have to say yourself: Yes, it is heard. So what do you have to do with these exceptions? This would be a cause for people to loosen their adherence to the Shari'ah.

The questioner : I went like this regarding the issue...

The Shaykh : My brother, when the issue is theoretical, it is one thing, and practical, it is another.