Q&A: Dancing
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⚖️ Fiqh & LawJurist: Sayyid Ali SistaniTopic: DancingMadhhab / school: Shia Ithna 'Ashariyah#fiqh#qa#sistani
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Some schools in the West make it obligatory that their male and female students learn dancing. This dancing is neither accompanied by the common song, nor is it for entertainment; it is part of the educational curriculum. So, is it harãm for the parents to allow their sons and daughters to attend such classes?
Answer
It contravenes the religious upbringing, rather based on obligatory precaution, it is forbidden absolutely, if the student has reached the age of maturity. That is when it is not a mixed gathering. If one has to dance in a mixed gathering, it is not permissible.
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Is it permissible for a wife to dance for her husband with music or without music?
Answer
It is allowed as long as dancing is not accompanied with forbidden (Haram) music.
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Is it permissible for women to dance in front of other women or for men to dance in front of other men in a gender-wise segregated gathering?
Answer
Dancing of women in front of women or dancing of men in front of other men is problematic, as a matter of obligatory precaution, one must refrain from it.
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Is it permissible to organise dance parties where each husband dances only with his own wife wearing dresses that are not indecent?
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Is it permissible for me as a female to attend dancing lessons in female only classes?
Answer
It is not allowed, as a matter of obligatory precaution.
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