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Attending Events If There Is Music
How do I deal with the general calamity of music at weddings and celebrations, as I have never attended even my relatives' events for all these past years, only greeting and leaving? However, I have felt a great distance from everyone and my lack of participation in their joys due to the musical instruments that have been ingrained in people's hearts. Now I sit with them and feel discontent in my heart, and this is only for relatives as a connection of kinship. Am I sinful for this concession? My heart is aching and I feel hypocritical!
Answer
I say, and with God's guidance: It is permissible to attend wedding parties even if there is some music; due to the existence of a type of difference regarding it, it is overlooked due to the general calamity. However, it is important that there are no agreed-upon prohibitions such as alcohol or mixing, so attendance is possible while avoiding singing and fulfilling the obligations in that regard. And God knows best.
