Fatwa ID: 06454

Answered by: Mufti Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Question:

Is the banjo haram in Islam?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Musical instruments like the banjo are haram to play in Islam, as stated by the majority of scholars across all four schools of thought.[1]

[1][Raddul Mukhtar volume 9 , page 502-505]

Only Allah knows best

Written by Mufti Muhammad Asadullah Anwar Adam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

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