Music and Ghinā’: Is Both Listening and Merely Hearing Ḥarām Music Forbidden?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is Both Listening and Merely Hearing Ḥarām Music Forbidden?

English:

Question #1153:

Is listening to music alone ḥarām, or is hearing also ḥarām?

Answer #1153:

The ruling on hearing ḥarām lahwī singing and music is not the same as that of listening to them except in certain situations when, according to the common view, hearing amounts to listening.

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