The Ruling on Men Playing the Hand Drum
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His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the ruling on the hand drum for men?The Shaykh: On what occasion?The questioner: At a wedding.
The Shaykh: Some scholars have permitted the hand drum for men at weddings, just as it is permissible for women, but we do not issue a fatwa to that effect; because it opens the door to evil, and there is gathering involved, and there may be free mixing of men and women. Therefore, we do not issue a fatwa that men should play the hand drum at a marriage.
The questioner: And if the men are separated from the women?The Shaykh: The men are separated from the women on that night, but on the other night they are not separated. Therefore, prohibiting it is better.
The Shaykh: Some scholars have permitted the hand drum for men at weddings, just as it is permissible for women, but we do not issue a fatwa to that effect; because it opens the door to evil, and there is gathering involved, and there may be free mixing of men and women. Therefore, we do not issue a fatwa that men should play the hand drum at a marriage.
The questioner: And if the men are separated from the women?The Shaykh: The men are separated from the women on that night, but on the other night they are not separated. Therefore, prohibiting it is better.