Ruling on Attending Rest Houses That Contain Singing?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, Shaykh. Some sisters ask and say: We attend some wedding parties, and when the singing starts, we go out to the courtyard of the wedding hall so we do not hear the singing. What is the ruling on that?
And is the conscience absolved if we distribute some beneficial tapes and booklets?
The Shaykh : First: We must know that singing with the hand drum on wedding nights is among the requested matters, but the hand drum, not the drum. The hand drum that has only one side is what the Sunnah brought, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. It is not denied, and one is not prevented from the place where it is. But if there is music or drums, it is necessary to deny it first. If they refuse, it is obligatory to leave the place. Then, it is better to leave even the hall if possible, as a boycott of those who persisted in disobeying Allah. And if the invited woman knows that this will happen, she should not go at all. But sometimes she does not know until she has fallen into this. Yes.
The questioner : Distributing tapes?
The Shaykh : Distributing? This is good. Distributing small beneficial booklets or beneficial tapes is good, and they are thanked for it, and if Allah wills, they will be rewarded.
The questioner : In the same place?
The Shaykh : In the same place.
And I have seen some people, when they send invitations and invitation cards, place a booklet and a tape in them.
And is the conscience absolved if we distribute some beneficial tapes and booklets?
The Shaykh : First: We must know that singing with the hand drum on wedding nights is among the requested matters, but the hand drum, not the drum. The hand drum that has only one side is what the Sunnah brought, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded it. It is not denied, and one is not prevented from the place where it is. But if there is music or drums, it is necessary to deny it first. If they refuse, it is obligatory to leave the place. Then, it is better to leave even the hall if possible, as a boycott of those who persisted in disobeying Allah. And if the invited woman knows that this will happen, she should not go at all. But sometimes she does not know until she has fallen into this. Yes.
The questioner : Distributing tapes?
The Shaykh : Distributing? This is good. Distributing small beneficial booklets or beneficial tapes is good, and they are thanked for it, and if Allah wills, they will be rewarded.
The questioner : In the same place?
The Shaykh : In the same place.
And I have seen some people, when they send invitations and invitation cards, place a booklet and a tape in them.