________________________________________________________________________ | w w w |\ | || || | || |\ | o_,_7 _|| . _o_7 _|| 4_|_|| o_w_, |\ | ( : / (_) / ( . |\ | |\ | || || | || |T | | || | |\ | . _, _8 |_D_|| . _,_,_,_D_|| 4_|| q ]_o_7_o _|_c 4_|_|| _|,_p q |\ | (_): / (_): . : / (_S (_S / |\ | |\ | In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful |\ | Greeting of Allah be upon Muhammad and the pure members of his House |\ |_______________________________________________________________________|\ Assalamu 'alaykum The following question was answered by Shaykh Mustafa Jaffer. Salaams & Duas Ummulbanin Merali - Moderator - 'Aalim Network ******************************************************************************* QUESTION: There is a lot of confusion what is Halal Music & what is not. Especially since Iran permits all kinds now. Any clarifications possible? Can one refer this matter to Marja other than one whos taqlid is being done (Aytollah Seestani?) ANSWER: Ayatullah Seestani has a very clear fatwa on Music which disallows all kinds of music except military and funeral music. Mustafa Jaffer