Music and Ghinā’: Is Listening to a Woman’s Declamation Permissible Regardless of Audience?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is Listening to a Woman’s Declamation Permissible Regardless of Audience?

English:

Question #1139:

What is the ruling in the matter of listening to a woman’s declamation, regardless of whom the audiences are, i.e., men or women, old or young? And what is the view if the woman is one’s maḥram?

Answer #1139:

If her voice is considered as ghinā’ which is lahwī and deviate people from the way of Allah, listening to it is not driven by lust, or it leads to a bad consequence, it is not allowed. What is mentioned in the question makes no difference.

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