Is In the End - Linkin Park Halal or Haram?

Across the schools of thought analyzed, the highest verdict for "In the End - Linkin Park" is Grey Area (3/5).

Halal verdict card for In the End - Linkin Park: Grey Area (3/5)
School Verdict
SistaniHaram (1/5)
KhameneiGrey Area (3/5)
HanafiNot yet analyzed — Hanafi's general music ruling
MalikiNot yet analyzed — Maliki's general music ruling
Shafi'iNot yet analyzed — Shafi'i's general music ruling
HanbaliNot yet analyzed — Hanbali's general music ruling

Is In the End - Linkin Park halal according to Sistani?

Haram (1/5). Under Grand Ayatollah Sistani's Expert Recognition Test, permissibility is determined strictly by whether the musical tune type is 'suitable for entertainment and amusement gatherings' (majālis al-lahw wal-la'ib).

Is In the End - Linkin Park halal according to Khamenei?

Grey Area (3/5). Under Ayatollah Khamenei's 3-component lahwī assessment (Q1121, Q1123), music is forbidden if it is lahwī (deviates from Allah and moral virtues), muṭrib (rapture-inducing), and suitable for gatherings of sin. Applying his codified concrete categories of forbidden lahw (Dars-e Kharij, Session 314, pp.

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