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Are Instruments Allowed in Islam?

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Are Instruments Allowed in Islam?

Based upon the authentic Islamic ahadith

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According to hadith, Muhammad was asked who should "begin" the salam greeting and he said: "The one who is riding should greet the one who is walking and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting and the smaller group should greet the larger group." (Saheeh - Al-Bukhaari, 6234; Muslim, 2160)
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, numerous Iranian Grand Ayatollahs; Sadiq Hussaini Shirazi, Mohammad-Reza Golpaygani, Lotfollah Safi Golpaygani, Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Ahmad Jannati and others, ruled that all music and instrument playing is haram, no matter the purpose.

Is it haram to play instruments?

Islam permits playing any instrument, as playing instrument is in the accordance with Islam. Islam religion recognizes human need for relaxation and having fun. There's no religion that forbids music as such. And music is produced by musical instruments (obviously).

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