It was reported to you in some regions that it is permissible to beat the drum at weddings for men; is this correct?
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The questioner : He said: The questioner: It was reported to you in some regions that it is permissible to beat the drum at weddings for men; is this correct? What is the ruling on men beating the drum at weddings? We ask for clarification because the meeting will be published on tapes?
The Shaykh : As for the drum, it is not permissible for men or for women. What is permissible for women is the hand drum. The difference between the hand drum and the drum is that the hand drum is one-sided, while the drum is two-sided. The two-sided one will have a resonance and tone greater than the one-sided one. Therefore, the Sunnah came with the hand drum and did not come with the drum. As for men, we do not issue a fatwa permitting it, even though some scholars have permitted it, but we do not issue a fatwa to that effect, because we fear that the matter will be expanded and harm will occur to men and women. This is not correct: the one who reported from us that we issued a fatwa permitting it for men is incorrect. But perhaps he heard from us that we said some scholars permitted it, so he thought that this was an approval. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the drum, it is not permissible for men or for women. What is permissible for women is the hand drum. The difference between the hand drum and the drum is that the hand drum is one-sided, while the drum is two-sided. The two-sided one will have a resonance and tone greater than the one-sided one. Therefore, the Sunnah came with the hand drum and did not come with the drum. As for men, we do not issue a fatwa permitting it, even though some scholars have permitted it, but we do not issue a fatwa to that effect, because we fear that the matter will be expanded and harm will occur to men and women. This is not correct: the one who reported from us that we issued a fatwa permitting it for men is incorrect. But perhaps he heard from us that we said some scholars permitted it, so he thought that this was an approval. Yes.