Music and Ghinā’: Is It Permissible to Recite Qur’an or Adhān in a Ghinā’-Like Manner?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is It Permissible to Recite Qur’an or Adhān in a Ghinā’-Like Manner?

English:

Question #1144:

Is it permissible to recite the Holy Qur’an, supplication, and adhān, in a ghinā’-like manner?

Answer #1144:

Ḥarām ghinā’ is a song accompanied by a rise and fall, which is suitable for gatherings of lahw and sin — is absolutely ḥarām, even if it is used in reciting supplications, the Holy Qur′an, adhān, elegies, etc.

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