Music and Ghinā’: Is Listening to Ghinā’ Permissible If It Arouses Desire for One’s Spouse?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Is Listening to Ghinā’ Permissible If It Arouses Desire for One’s Spouse?

English:

Question #1146:

If listening to ghinā’ stimulates man’s sexual desire for his wife, what is the view on that?

Answer #1146:

Increasing husband’s libido per se is not a lawful excuse for listening to ḥarām ghinā’.

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