Music and Ghinā’: Can Women Use Non-Instruments for Rhythmic Sounds at Weddings?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Can Women Use Non-Instruments for Rhythmic Sounds at Weddings?

English:

Question #1127:

Is it permissible for women to rap on things, other than musical instruments, such as kitchen utensils, in wedding parties? And what is the ruling if the sound is heard outside by men?

Answer #1127:

Such [rapping] should be judged by the way it is conducted, i.e., if it is of what people used to do in traditional wedding parties, is not considered lahwi and deviating from the way of Allah, and no bad effect follows it as a consequence, there is no problem in doing so.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Music and Ghinā’