What is the ruling on singing and playing the hand drum at women's celebrations?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And what is closed? What do you mean by closed? Closed in an iron box where the sound does not go outside? This is closed now. So if the women are gathered and they are singing and beating the hand drum, and those outside do not hear them now...
The questioner : I imagine the place is spacious and those around it do not hear.
The Shaykh : My brother, imagine the general method, not very, very narrow matters. Yes, I imagine that there is a group in a house in winter, closing the doors and windows and so on, but this is rare and has no ruling. When you study the matter in general, the majority picture, what is the majority? Is the sound of the women heard outside the wall of the house where the wedding celebration is taking place, or is it not heard? You will have to say yourself, yes, it is heard. So what is the ruling on these evidences? This will be a cause for people to loosen their adherence to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : I went like this to the matter.
The Shaykh : The matter is one thing when it is theoretical and another thing when it is practical.
The questioner : Good, praise be to Allah. Allah decreed it. Do not say "if only I had," but it was possible to avoid this matter from the beginning.
The Shaykh : And what is closed? What do you mean by closed? Closed in an iron box where the sound does not go outside? This is closed now. So if the women are gathered and they are singing and beating the hand drum, and those outside do not hear them now...
The questioner : I imagine the place is spacious and those around it do not hear.
The Shaykh : My brother, imagine the general method, not very, very narrow matters. Yes, I imagine that there is a group in a house in winter, closing the doors and windows and so on, but this is rare and has no ruling. When you study the matter in general, the majority picture, what is the majority? Is the sound of the women heard outside the wall of the house where the wedding celebration is taking place, or is it not heard? You will have to say yourself, yes, it is heard. So what is the ruling on these evidences? This will be a cause for people to loosen their adherence to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : I went like this to the matter.
The Shaykh : The matter is one thing when it is theoretical and another thing when it is practical.
The questioner : Good, praise be to Allah. Allah decreed it. Do not say "if only I had," but it was possible to avoid this matter from the beginning.