Singing for joy is allowed?

Question:

Is singing for joy and on festivals allowed?

Answer:

Ali Ibn Ja’far (a.) reported that he asked Imam Al-Kazim (a.): “What is the matter about singing (Ghina’)? Is it okay during the breaking of the fast and the Feast of Sacrifice and for joy?” He said: “It is not a problem as long as it did not lead to the transgression (Isyan).” [Qurb-ul-Isnad of Al-Himyari, page 294 Hadith 1158]

عبد الله بن الحسن، عن جده علي بن جعفر، عن أخيه موسى ابن جعفر عليه السلام، قال: وسألته عن الغناء، هل يصلح في الفطر والأضحى والفرح؟ قال: لا بأس به ما لم يعص به

Ali Ibn Ja’far (a.) reported that he asked Imam Al-Kazim (a.): “What is the matter about singing? Is it okay during the breaking of the fast and the Feast of Sacrifice and for joy?” He said: “As long as you are not commanded by it, there is no problem.” [Kifayat-ul-Ahkam of As-Sabzwari, Volume 1 Page 344]

عن علي بن جعفر عن الإمام الكاظم عليه السلام قال سألته عن الغناء هل يصلح في الفطر والأضحى والفرح يكون؟ قال: لا بأس ما لم يؤمر به

Ali Ibn Ja’far (a.) reported that he asked Imam Al-Kazim (a.): “What is the matter about singing? “What about singing (ghina’)? Is it okay during the breaking of the fast and the Feast of Sacrifice and for joy?” He said: “There is no problem, as long as no tones were swung by it.” [Al-Masa’il from Al-Uraidi, page 156 Hadith 219]

عن علي بن جعفر عن الإمام الكاظم عليه السلام قال وسألته عن الغناء أيصلح في الفطر والأضحى والفرح يكون؟ قال: لا بأس ما لم يزمر به

Ali Ibn Ja’far (a.) reported that he asked Imam Al-Kazim (a.): “What is the matter about singing (Ghina’)? Is it okay during the breaking of the fast and the Feast of Sacrifice and for joy?” He said: “As long as it did not lead to transgression (Isyan), there is no problem in it.” [Al-Hada’iq-un-Nadirah of Al-Bahrani, Volume 18 page 110]

عبد الله بن الحسن، عن جده علي بن جعفر، عن أخيه موسى ابن جعفر عليه السلام، قال: وسألته عن الغناء، هل يصلح في الفطر والأضحى والفرح؟ قال: لا بأس به ما لم يعص به

Muhammad Baqir Al-Majlisi writes: “Know that the majority of scholars exclude the camel herder from the prohibition of singing, with some of our scholars prohibiting it because of the weak chain of transmission and just like that, disagreement arose about the singing of a woman in front of other women at the wedding and therefore some believe that it is allowed. However, Ibn Idris and Ibn Yusuf Al-Hilli in his work At-Tadhkirah advocated the prohibition of it, although there is an authentic (mu’tabar) tradition about its permission. The same applies to the lamentation of women at mourning ceremonies, as long as one does not lie. Shaikh Ali, may God bless his soul, mentioned that some scholars allowed the singing of songs on the occasion of the mourning for the master of martyrs (a.), but religious precaution (Ihtiyat) requires the avoidance of all such things due to the appropriate generality in the previous traditions.” [Ain-ul-Hayat, Vol. 1, p. 385.] [Ain-ul-Hayat, Volume 1 Page 385]

قال محمد باقر المجلسي: واعلم أن أكثر العلماء استثنوا حدي الإبل عن حرمة الغناء وحرمه بعض علمائنا لضعف السند وكذلك حصل الخلاف في غناء المرأة للنساء في الأعراس فاعتقد بعضهم بحليته وذهب ابن إدريس والعلامة في التذكرة إلى حرمته ولكن في حليته حديث معتبر وكذلك جوز نوح النساء في المآتم إن لم يكن فيه كذب وذكر الشيخ علي رحمه الله أن بعض العلماء جوز الترجيع في مراثي سيد الشهداء عليه السلام لكن الإحتياط في الدين يقضتي إجتناب هذه الأمور جميعا بمقتضى عموم الأحاديث الماضية