Ruling on Beating the Naqara Drum on Fridays and Eid Days
Source: Fatawa Ulama-e-Hadith, Kitab al-Salah, Volume 1, Page 179
❖ Question
Is it permissible to beat the naqara drum on Fridays and Eid days?
❖ Answer
The practice of beating the naqara drum on Fridays and Eid days is considered a Bid‘ah (innovation) from a Shar‘i perspective, as there is no evidence for it in the Qur’an or Hadith.
These innovations were introduced by a specific group of scholars due to their lack of knowledge and personal whims. However, true Islam, as brought by the Prophet ﷺ, is free from such practices.
❖ Evidence
The Prophet ﷺ stated:
“مَنْ أَحْدَثَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ”
(Translation: Whoever introduces something into this matter of ours that is not from it, it will be rejected.)
(Sahih Muslim)
This act goes against the principles of religion and the Sunnah, and it is obligatory to abandon it.
وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ
◈ Reference
Fatawa Sattariyyah, Volume 1, Page 138
