Question: Can one listen to music in private if no one else is around? Answer: Being alone in private or in public does not make listening to music halal or haram, it’s the style and its lyrics that matter. If the music is of the haram category, it is not permissible to listen to it [...]

Question: Is it okay to listen to music that doesn’t say anything bad about religion, or the content doesn’t mean anything, is that okay? Also, what are the guidelines for watching TV shows/movies, and using social networks? Answer: 1. The following factors make music/a song haram: – If the music itself (the tune, instruments etc…) [...]

Question: I have a question regarding Music, which seems to be a major concern for our youth currently. Can I request to get a rational answer as to why Music is Haram (forbidden)? Answer: Certain types of music are haram (forbidden) to listen to (for details of what music is haram please refer to other Q&As) This is [...]

Question: Is listening to acapella music haram? So if I take a song that has music and strip away the actual musical instruments, is it still haram to listen to? This music I’m asking about has no explicit words whatsoever. Answer: If there is no music at all, then the only remaining issue is the lyrics [...]

Question: Would Islamic music be considered Haraam? Regarding Sami Yousef or Maher Zain for example, where the essence of their songs are primarily related to Prophet Muhammad (saws) and Allah (swt), yet the instruments involved are also used in modern day music? Which instruments are considered Haraam, and which are permissible to use? Answer: Musical [...]