What is meant by the hand drum that many people refer to and use to announce a marriage, and are the exclamations women make at celebrations and when their children succeed permissible?
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The questioner : What is meant by the hand drum that many people refer to and use to announce a marriage, and are the exclamations women make at celebrations and when their children succeed permissible?
The Shaykh : The hand drum permitted at weddings, on the occasion of a traveler’s return, and on the days of the festivals is the one that has only one face. As for the one with two faces, it is called a drum and is not permissible.
It is well known that the hand drum is an instrument of amusement, and the default ruling for instruments of amusement is prohibition. Nothing is exempt from this default ruling except what the Sunnah has brought. What the Sunnah has brought, a person must adhere to strictly. Therefore, if the hand drum is permissible, then nothing higher than it in terms of amusement and entertainment is permissible, such as the drum, the lute, music, the rabab, and the oud. This is by way of example.
The Shaykh : The hand drum permitted at weddings, on the occasion of a traveler’s return, and on the days of the festivals is the one that has only one face. As for the one with two faces, it is called a drum and is not permissible.
It is well known that the hand drum is an instrument of amusement, and the default ruling for instruments of amusement is prohibition. Nothing is exempt from this default ruling except what the Sunnah has brought. What the Sunnah has brought, a person must adhere to strictly. Therefore, if the hand drum is permissible, then nothing higher than it in terms of amusement and entertainment is permissible, such as the drum, the lute, music, the rabab, and the oud. This is by way of example.