What is the ruling on the use of the hand drum by men on festivals and occasions, and on clapping?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. What is the ruling on using the hand drum in the *aradat* (processions) and occasions for men? And what is the ruling on clapping for them?
The Shaykh : As for the hand drum, there is nothing wrong with it for the arrival of a distinguished absentee, or for occasions such as the festivals and the like.
The questioner : For men, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : For men, yes, for men.
The Shaykh : And as for weddings, it is what the women use only, this hand drum. As for the drum, it is not permissible at all.
And the difference between the hand drum and the drum is that the hand drum is open on one side, whereas the drum is closed on both sides. Yes.
The questioner : And clapping, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : As for clapping, we do not see this. Clapping is idle amusement, amusement with no benefit, so we do not see that men should clap, nor even women in weddings. It is sufficient to have the amusement that the Sunnah brought.
Our brothers, it appears that this microphone cannot return, because the hands of the clock are moving like this!
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... my words
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You missed your turn.
The questioner : Do you allow more than one question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, we do not allow more than one question, nor commenting on the question, unless you make a mistake. If you make a mistake, you must alert us. Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the hand drum, there is nothing wrong with it for the arrival of a distinguished absentee, or for occasions such as the festivals and the like.
The questioner : For men, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : For men, yes, for men.
The Shaykh : And as for weddings, it is what the women use only, this hand drum. As for the drum, it is not permissible at all.
And the difference between the hand drum and the drum is that the hand drum is open on one side, whereas the drum is closed on both sides. Yes.
The questioner : And clapping, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : As for clapping, we do not see this. Clapping is idle amusement, amusement with no benefit, so we do not see that men should clap, nor even women in weddings. It is sufficient to have the amusement that the Sunnah brought.
Our brothers, it appears that this microphone cannot return, because the hands of the clock are moving like this!
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... my words
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You missed your turn.
The questioner : Do you allow more than one question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, we do not allow more than one question, nor commenting on the question, unless you make a mistake. If you make a mistake, you must alert us. Yes.