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Music & Nasheeds
187 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Music & Nasheeds, part of Social, Media & Ethics. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Music & Nasheeds fatawa — page 1 of 5
- Mufti Online17 Oct 2026
Listening to nasheeds with drums played in the background
A nasheed was sang with drums at a wedding. Is it permissible to listen at other times to the nasheed because it has drums in it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Sep 2026
Singing a line of music
Is it permissible to sing a line of music and just say it's just a saying or meme? There is a new trend on Instagram and some people are now using…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood29 Apr 2026
Nazams With Musical Backgrounds
There is an app called “Moises” which is used to remove background music from Nasheeds. Would it be permissible to use such apps and then listen to…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online20 Jan 2026
Using a duff in a wedding function
A person I know is getting married, so they are hosting a party where we will gather and eat. The duff will also be played in the party. The party…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN14 Jan 2026
Listening to music or musical instruments
Is it permissible to listen to music or songs with instruments?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online30 Dec 2025
Saying "I am a sinner" as found in an urdu nazam
Is it permissible for one to say (out of humility) in public that "I am a sinner?" There is an urdu nazam and the lyrics mean something to the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2025
Keeping a wind chime in the garden
I would like to know if it is permissible to keep a 'wind chime' in the garden? We moved into a house and there is a wind chime in the garden, and I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Nov 2025
Dancing
Is all dancing haraam? What about culture and Banu 'Arfada?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Nov 2025
Using nasheeds as a background sound for adverts
I have a business selling Kurtas. Is it permissible to use a nasheed with no musical background or impermissible voice in the background for the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 Oct 2025
Gatherings Wherein Music Is Played
My sister will be graduating and at the ceremony, sometimes there is music played in the background. If I don’t go, it will cause grief to my…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online11 Jul 2025
Believing music to be a sin but it does not have any worldly harm
Someone believes there's no worldly harm of listening to music as it has benefits scientifically, however they believe music is still a sin, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown4 Jul 2025
Watching Anime
Assalamualikum Sheikh. Is it permissible to watch Anime? Anime is a type of animation made in Japan. It has various genres. Like other shows, it…
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Jamiat KZN12 Jun 2025
Is Listening to Music a Major Sin?
Q. I want to ask: is it allowed (permitted) to listen to the music, which is performed by the musical instruments? And please tell me – is it a big…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Camperdown26 May 2025
Singing, Dancing, and Acting in Islam
Please guide me Are singing, dancing, acting, either in TV OR Film, etc., allowed in Islam for Muslim Women?
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online4 Feb 2025
Listening to subliminals to boost confidence and motivation
I wanted to ask if listening to subliminals is permissible in Islam. If the intention is to use it as a positive affirmation like to boost…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Dec 2024
Rapping with a musical rhythm
Is it halaal to rap without music and just a duff in the background for keeping track of the rhythm?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 Aug 2024
Using musical instruments in nasheeds and Nazms - Is this permissible?
Do you by any chance know which musical instruments are permissible? Like some people have said some beats are halaal in Anasheed because the…
Ahmad Patel - Ibn Masood6 Aug 2024
Listening To The Beat Of Music
Is it permissible to listen to the beat of music when doing exercise, with the intention of using the beat for pace and not for actual listening?
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online15 Jul 2024
Making taubah for making nasheed CD's with music
If many years ago (sometimes before bulugh and sometime after) if one used to make a CD for family members so they could use the CDs in their cars…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville11 Jul 2024
Anasheed With Musical Tones And Rapping Anasheed
1. We were taught that music and musical tones are impermissible. Nowadays, there are “nasheeds” that have musical tones. Is it permissible to…
- Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Listening to music to get close to Allah Ta'ala
If music makes me close to Allah, is it permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 May 2024
Installing a Musical Bell with a Camera
Q1. Am I allowed to install a doorbell at my gate with a camera and the image inside my home to see who is at the gate? Would it fall under the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Mufti Online4 May 2024
Listening to naats which have zikr in the background
Is it okay to listen to naats which have zikr in the background?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Apr 2024
Posting lyrics of a song without the music
Music is haraam. Can I listen to songs which has no music in it but the vocals only or can I post it on Instagram without the music, only the vocals…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Jan 2024
Adding music to a presentation
I am a student and need to present about a topic that later on contains information about old music and a piece of it for people to listen.. Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville1 Jan 2024
Listening To Nazams Which Are On The Tune Of Hindi Music
Is it permissible to listen to nazams which are along the tune of Hindi songs?
- Ibn Masood23 Oct 2023
Nasheeds containing musical elements
Are we permitted to listen to Nasheeds containing music or musical notes?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online14 Oct 2023
The sin of listening to music and the evil consequences
Is there any hadith in which Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said that if a person dies while listening music then don't go to his or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2023
Listening to English Islamic nasheeds
1. Are English Islamic nasheeds permissible? 2. If there are no musical instruments used but rather the "mouth" is used to imitate the musical…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown27 Sep 2023
Watching Soccer & Supporting Teams
Assalamualaykum. Muhtaram Mufti Saheb, Kindly advise will it be permissible to watch and follow all soccer matches? Will me support any team be…
Sibghatallah ibn Numan Ahmed - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Informing a person that one used to listen to music with that it is haraam
I used to hear a song which had shirk and sing it publically. Now I repented but I have a doubt that when I sang it publically, whether the person…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN11 Jul 2023
Islamic Nasheeds ( poems )
“Anashid were created by innovators to distance people away from the Qur`an.” Imam Shafi’i, ● [مجموع الفتاوى لإبن تيمية ١١\٥٣٢] What are your…
Bilal Mohammad - Ibn Masood2 Jul 2023
Permissibility of listening to music in Islam
Please comment on the publications by a scholar in the UK who claims that music isn’t Haraam? His book is titled ‘A balanced Islamic view on music…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Mufti Online20 May 2023
Listening to and singing songs without music
Can I listen to songs without music and can I sing songs without music?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 May 2023
Listening to Iranian songs
I would like to know if listening to Iranian songs like Ya Mahdi and salaam farmonde are allowed in shariah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown11 Mar 2023
Is MMA and fighting type entertainment haram?
Salam Mufti Saab Is MMA and fighting type entertainment haram? It’s very violent and no point to it except people’s entertainment. What is the fatwa…
Uthman ad-Dagestani - Ask Imaam9 Mar 2023
Nasheeds Without Music
AsalaamuAlaykum My question is about nasheeds withOUTmusic. I have seen different answers on your website regarding this topic so was slightly…
- Mufti Online12 Feb 2023
Are bells musical instruments of Shaitaan?
I was in the UK and a church bell rang for a while as I stood there. - I am not sure if the church bell is music or not. Should I have plugged my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jan 2023
Doing zumba without music for weight loss
Is it permissible to do zumba without music for weight loss?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Dec 2022
Listening to vocal only nazams that has a musical tune
Is it permissible to listen to: 1. A song sung by a kafir which has no evil connotations and there is no music at all. 2. A nazam or naat that has…
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