A Household where it is very difficult to avoid music
January 4th 2022
Question ID : 61d435f8f7b18f1206d66eed
Question
Sometimes if one needs to eat and there's music etc. in that room it is also difficult for him to eat in another room as they are also occupied (for example , the elder relatives are sleeping in those rooms). It is difficult for him to avoid them (music) at all times altogether and sometimes even when he wants to seek knowledge someone else in the same room may be watching something like cartoons etc. and there is also music. So is it permissible for him in such cases to stay in the same room where the above impermissible things are present ?
Text Answer
Firstly , I advise the questioner to look for another accommodation in which he will find comfort with good companions that will help him in doing good deeds . Secondly , if he is not able due to special circumstances , then he relieves himself of that environment by staying in the mosque in his spare time and reading and studying in it , and he does not return to that residence except to sleep and relax his body and for other needs. Thirdly , if he is not able to do that as well then we say " Allah does not burden anyone beyond his capacity " and the scholars have differentiated between hearing the forbidden things and seeking to listen to it because hearing what ever passes through your ear is not due to your choice in most of the times. So strive for good as much as you can in that place and strive to do Inkaar (denying, speaking against) of the evil according to the levels and orders of doing Inkaar ( ترتيب درجات الإنكار ) as much as you can. May Allah عز وجل aid you.
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