Is singing haram in Islam?
Singing with the voice alone is permitted when the words are decent; the dispute concerns instruments, not the voice.
Singing is permitted in Islam when it is done with the voice alone and the words are decent and free of anything the religion forbids. The Prophet, peace be upon him, allowed girls to sing on Eid and at weddings, and the companions recited poetry and chants while working and travelling. What scholars debate is not the voice but the instruments that accompany it, and the setting in which singing takes place. Lyrics that praise wrongdoing, or gatherings mixed with drinking and indecency, make the singing itself blameworthy. The source article walks through each of the hadith and the scholarly conclusions drawn from them.
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