Music and Ghinā’: Which Musical Instruments Are Classified as Lahw and Forbidden to Use?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Music and Ghinā’: Which Musical Instruments Are Classified as Lahw and Forbidden to Use?

English:

Question #1158:

Which instruments are considered as lahw and therefore not permissible to use at all?

Answer #1158:

Instruments used mainly for lahw and producing what deviates people from the way of Allah, which causes deviations in thoughts and beliefs and have no ḥalāl benefit, are regarded as lahw instruments.

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