Ruling on music, singing and dancing Praise be to Allaah. Ma’aazif is the plural of mi’zafah, and refers to musical instruments (Fath al-Baari, 10/55), instruments which are played (al-Majmoo’, 11/577). Al-Qurtubi (may Allaah have mercy on him) narrated from al-Jawhari (may Allaah have mercy on him) that ma’aazif means singing. In his Sihaah it says […]

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Praise be to Allaah. Firstly: There are differences of opinion among contemporary scholars on the ruling on practising yoga. Some of them are of the view that it is not allowed at all, others are of the view that it is permissible without any reservations. Yet others differentiated between some of its practices and others; […]

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It is permissible for a Muslim to entertain himself providing that this type of entertainment doesn’t include forbidden things. For example, any games with music, nudity, excessive violence or claiming to follow another religion; all of this is forbidden. Besides, spending a lot of time on permissible games is not recommended as it destroys the […]

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Yes, but with the Islamic boundaries such as avoiding hitting the face.

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Muslim scholars all agree that listening to music is forbidden and that it is backed by Quran and the Sunnah. therefore, it would be a waste of time to listen to someone saying that it is halal as it would be a waste of time to listen to someone saying that drinking whiskey is halal.

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It is not permissible to do boxing or cage sports as it involves hitting the face and harming the opponent. Watching it is also not permissible.

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If you are working out and some may be wearing inappropriate clothes, you should try your best to go to a place that doesn’t have such people. if this is not possible, avoid looking and don’t get near the showers or changing rooms that may have nudity as this is totally prohibited.

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