Music and Ghinā’: Is It Permissible to Hear Ghinā’ Unintentionally at Work?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is It Permissible to Hear Ghinā’ Unintentionally at Work?

English:

Question #1132:

I work for an employer who made a habit of listening to ghinā’ played from a cassette recorder. I find myself listening to what is being played, although unwillingly. Is it permissible for me to do so?

Answer #1132:

Should the cassettes contain lahwī ghinā’ or music which deviate people from the way of Allah and are suitable for the gatherings of sin and lahw, it is not permissible to listen to them. However, if you are forced to attend such a place, there is no harm in your going and working there provided that you do not listen to the ghinā’, albeit the sound reaches you and you hear it.

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