Who holds that it is haram?

Majority of the four schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali): Instruments are prohibited, except the daff on permitted occasions.

Who holds that it is halal?

Ibn Hazm, and contemporary scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Music is permitted as long as its words and setting are not immoral.

Is music halal?

Scholars differ. The classical majority of all four schools prohibit musical instruments, with the exception of the daff (frame drum) on occasions such as weddings and Eid. A minority permit music whose content is clean.

Scholars differ · Everyday life · From the Halal or Not? rulebook, checked 28 September 2026

The views, and who holds them

Held by	Verdict	Reasoning
Majority of the four schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)	Haram	Instruments are prohibited, except the daff on permitted occasions.
Ibn Hazm, and contemporary scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi	Halal	Music is permitted as long as its words and setting are not immoral.

Worth knowing

Singing and nasheeds without instruments, with decent content, are widely permitted.

Quick answers

Is music halal?: Scholars differ. The classical majority of all four schools prohibit musical instruments, with the exception of the daff (frame drum) on occasions such as weddings and Eid. A minority permit music whose content is clean.
Who holds that it is haram?: Majority of the four schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali): Instruments are prohibited, except the daff on permitted occasions.
Who holds that it is halal?: Ibn Hazm, and contemporary scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Music is permitted as long as its words and setting are not immoral.

Sources

Halal or Not? rulebook topic “Music and musical instruments”, live answer (checked 28 September 2026)
Majority of the four schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali)
Ibn Hazm, and contemporary scholars such as Yusuf al-Qaradawi

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