Music on Television and Radio

Question :

Is it permissible for a Muslim to listen to singing and music? Some people reason that it must be permissible if it is aired on television and radio (i.e., in a Muslim country)?

Answer:

It is not allowed to listen to singing and playing musical instruments, since it diverts the listener from the remem- brance of Allâh and from prayer, and because hearing it sickens and hardens the heart. Both the Clear Book of Allah and the Trustworthy Sunnah His Messenger ﷺ prove its prohibition; Allâh Almighty says:
"And of mankind is he who purchases (Lahw Al-Hadith) idle talk to mislead from the Path of Allah without knowledge."

The majority of scholars of Tafsir as well as others have explained that Lahw Al-Hadith refers to singing and musical instruments.

In his Sahih, Al-Bukhari recorded that the Prophet ﷺ said:
"There will be from my Nation a people who will deem fornication, silk (for men), alcohol, and music to be permissi- ble".

These are all unlawful, and music applies to all instruments the lute, the piano, the guitar, and so on. In Ighatul-Lahfan, the great scholar Ibn Al-Qayyim mentioned a number of other proofs from both the Qur'an and the Sunnah, all pointing to its prohibition. We ask Allâh to guide and facilitate all of the Muslims to what is right, and to protect us from the causes which anger Him.

Source:
Ibn Baz
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8 Pages 197-198