Answered by: Moulana Moinul Abu Hamza
Question:
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
Is soft music without any lyrics such as that played in the background of documentaries or lobby/elevator music also considered impermissible? Calming Music?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
In regards to passively hearing elevator Music, this is not by choice, but much like the sound you hear on the roads and streets, and this is beyond your control.
(1) Ibn Abidin explains in his “Radd al-Muhtar” [6.349]
Only Allah knows best
Written by Moulana Moinul Abu Hamza
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham