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Kedudukan Perbuatan Zikir Sambil Memukul Gendang Atau Peralatan Muzik Lain Dalam Masjid Atau Surau
Is it permissible to perform dhikr while beating drums or other musical instruments inside a mosque or surau?
Short answer
Dhikr is a recommended (sunnah) act of worship, and chanting it melodiously is permissible if done with proper manners and in a way that serves its purpose.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Dhikr is a recommended (sunnah) act of worship, and chanting it melodiously is permissible if done with proper manners and in a way that serves its purpose. Beating tambourines, tabla and other instruments inside a mosque or surau may disturb the worship of others, and this is prohibited by the Prophet based on a hadith narrated by Imam Malik. Such dhikr is forbidden if it uses prohibited instruments that cause heedlessness, disturbs others' worship in a place of worship, or takes place in a gathering mixing men and non-mahram women.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
melagukan zikir adalah harus jika ianya dilakukan dengan penuh adab dan boleh membawa kepada tercapainya matlamat berzikir.
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Kedudukan Perbuatan Zikir Sambil Memukul Gendang Atau Peralatan Muzik Lain Dalam Masjid Atau Surau”, 22 October 2014. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#kedudukan-perbuatan-zikir-sambil-memukul-gendang-atau-peralatan-muzik-lain-dalam-masjid-atau-surau. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/dhikr-with-drums-inside-mosque-surau/