The owners of recording studios for singing in the Prophet’s City: Do they fall under the hadith, “Whoever introduces a new matter in it…”?

The questioner : Here, fine, a question comes in: A person who opens a beauty salon or a barbershop in the city, or for example… these tapes that sell songs, this…?

The Shaykh : There is no doubt, and this is of the type that is not permissible because it involves boldness. It is not something one keeps to oneself, meaning it is like the sin that a sinner commits between himself and his Lord, and the sin that he commits openly before people. This other sin is more severe than the first, and the first is something Allah Blessed and Exalted may forgive, unlike the other, due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) They asked, “Who is the one who commits sins openly?” He said, . So if he disobeys Allah at night where no one is aware of it and no one is watching him, this is a sin without doubt, but the harm of this sin is much less than publicizing it. Because when he talks in the morning about what he did in the evening, it is as if he is boasting before people, and as if in the time when he does not fear Allah, he is not shy of the servants of Allah Mighty and Majestic. So the one who commits sins openly is not one who is exposed to Allah Blessed and Exalted forgiving him, unlike the one who conceals the sin. For these, the hope that Allah Mighty and Majestic will forgive them is very strong. Likewise, the one who opens up misguidance or a religious innovation in front of the people establishes a bad practice for the people, unlike the one who keeps to himself and commits an innovation or a sin. Therefore, the type you asked about last is included in the category that it is not permissible to provide shelter for. Clear, if Allah wills.