Music and Ghinā’: Is Beating a Drum Permissible at Birthday Parties and Celebrations?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is Beating a Drum Permissible at Birthday Parties and Celebrations?

English:

Question #1155:

What is the view on beating on drum in birthday parties and similar occasions?

Answer #1155:

The use of musical instruments in a lahwī manner that deviates one from the way of Allah is absolutely ḥarām.

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