What is the ruling on listening to music? Is there any type of music that is considered permissible?
[AR_ID:1988]
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
Listening to music is forbidden, as is performing it and earning a livelihood from it. It is considered frivolous speech—whether in poetry or prose—that is presented with the melodies commonly associated with entertainment and play.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 3, Issue 20.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
It is forbidden to listen to prohibited music, which is characterized by a vocalization that misleads from the path of God in all cases, even if it is sung by a wife to her husband or vice versa. The prohibition of music is established by religious texts and is a fundamental principle in Shia jurisprudence, and it is ruled as forbidden and must be avoided as long as it falls under the category of what is prohibited.
Source: Answers to Religious Inquiries, Q1156 (modified).
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