Answered by: Maulana Imran Mughal
Question:
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah
Is playing musical instruments like the violin prohibited in Islam?
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh
Musical instruments like the violin are haram to play in Islam, as stated by the majority of scholars across all four schools of thought.[1]
And Allah SWT alone knows best.
Written by Maulana Imran Mughal
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham