Whistling
Question
Is it impermissible for one to whistle?
Answer
Yes, it is impermissible. Furthermore, it is described as the ways of the Kuffaar in the Quraan Majeed:
“And their prayer near the House was not more than whistling and clapping. So taste the punishment, because you used to disbelieve.”
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ الأنفال: 35
- Answered by
- Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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