What is the ruling on “al-‘Ardah” and the like?
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Question:
These are a set of questions… you are asking about al-‘Ardah?
Answer:
If al-‘Ardah does not prevent one from prayer or distract from it, and there is no mixing of men and women, but rather mixing only among men, and it contains nothing blameworthy in the Arabic poetry—poetry that calls for generosity, nobility, enthusiasm, bravery, and the like—and it contains no blameworthy matter: no music, no drums; then there is no harm.
However, if it contains music and instruments of amusement such as drums and music, and it distracts from prayer, or it contains other prohibitions, other blameworthy matters: such as exposing the ‘awrah; then do not attend it, it is not permissible to attend it, unless it is sound: sound poetry, sound gatherings, it does not distract from prayer, and it contains nothing of the instruments of amusement, then there is no harm.
These are a set of questions… you are asking about al-‘Ardah?
Answer:
If al-‘Ardah does not prevent one from prayer or distract from it, and there is no mixing of men and women, but rather mixing only among men, and it contains nothing blameworthy in the Arabic poetry—poetry that calls for generosity, nobility, enthusiasm, bravery, and the like—and it contains no blameworthy matter: no music, no drums; then there is no harm.
However, if it contains music and instruments of amusement such as drums and music, and it distracts from prayer, or it contains other prohibitions, other blameworthy matters: such as exposing the ‘awrah; then do not attend it, it is not permissible to attend it, unless it is sound: sound poetry, sound gatherings, it does not distract from prayer, and it contains nothing of the instruments of amusement, then there is no harm.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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