Is the Najdi 'Ardah permissible by analogy to the play of the Abyssinians, given that it involves the squandering of money and drums?
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The Shaykh : ...
The questioner : ... they play with hand drums at weddings ... would this hadith be a basis for them ...?
The Shaykh : No, if it is a basis, that does not mean every form is permissible. If we say this is a basis for permissibility, it does not mean that every form becomes permissible.
The questioner : So what is the permissible form ...?
The Shaykh : For example, if a group of twenty or thirty men gathered and had sticks with which they play like this, or swords.
The questioner : Drums
The Shaykh : No, drums are forbidden to use because they are drums, and the Abyssinians did not have drums. Yes, O 'Abd Allah.
The questioner : ... they play with hand drums at weddings ... would this hadith be a basis for them ...?
The Shaykh : No, if it is a basis, that does not mean every form is permissible. If we say this is a basis for permissibility, it does not mean that every form becomes permissible.
The questioner : So what is the permissible form ...?
The Shaykh : For example, if a group of twenty or thirty men gathered and had sticks with which they play like this, or swords.
The questioner : Drums
The Shaykh : No, drums are forbidden to use because they are drums, and the Abyssinians did not have drums. Yes, O 'Abd Allah.