A person is asking about the implications of working in a place that plays music while fasting during Ramadan.
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
1 - It does not invalidate the fast.
2 - Working or training may require entering places that broadcast prohibited music. There is no problem with working or training there, but it is forbidden to listen to entertainment music. In cases of necessity to enter gatherings of prohibited music and singing, it is permissible to enter as long as one avoids listening to it, meaning one should keep their ears away from it, even if they hear it unintentionally.
Source: A Treatise on Prayer and Fasting - Fasting - Obligations of Fasting - Avoiding Invalidators of Fasting + Fiqh of the Guardian: Rulings on Music.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
1 - It does not invalidate the fast.
2 - It is permissible to visit places where permissible music is played, and it is allowed to intentionally listen to it as long as it is permissible. It is also permissible to visit public places where music is played, even if that music is suitable for entertainment gatherings, provided that one does not intentionally listen to it, such as reception halls, guest areas, public parks, restaurants, and cafes, as long as the music played there is suitable for entertainment gatherings.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 1 - Invalidators + Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 3, Issue 20 +Short Messages for Legal Inquiries - Qom Office + Fiqh for Expatriates, Visiting Places Where Music is Played.
May you be successful in all good.