Musical Instruments at a Nikah

Question

Is playing musical instruments on the occasion of a wedding correct or not? In Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Abu Dawud, Bukhari and others the permissibility of musical instruments is found. How is playing them at the time of iftar and suhur in Ramadan?

Answer

Playing musical instruments is not correct even on the occasion of a wedding. In Tirmidhi and others there is the command of announcement — that the nikah be announced. For example, a nikah was performed in a gathering of four people, and it was announced by striking some skin or the like with a stick, whereby many came to know of it — that is sufficient; and when a nikah is…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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