Going to Female Gym that Plays Music

7-1-2026 | IslamWeb

Question:

im 47 yold female with chronic illness,whole body inflammation and body weakness.my dr advise me 2 go 2 the gym,i go 2 female gym.Im doing pilates classes.i feel guilty going bcoz of the music.I dont feel couraged to do exercise at home.Ive asked the recep to lower the music.they have and i can only hear my phone with head phones on and listen 2 quran.Is this permissible?Music is every where,i try 2 avoid it much as possible.I have 2 severely disabled kids 2 look after.I need 2 b strong 4 them

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is His slave and Messenger.

We ask Allah to grant you complete healing, leaving behind no illness, and to assist you in raising your children, and to bestow upon you abundant reward for caring for the two children.

If you are in need of exercising specifically at a gym, and there is no religiously impermissible issue involved—such as unlawful mixing, or photographing those who are exercising there—and you have done all that you can to request a reduction in the volume of the music, and you use earphones to listen to the Qur’an during your training sessions, then we hope that there is no sin upon you by joining this gym. However, it is preferable for a woman to exercise in her own home, by acquiring exercise equipment and the like, if that is possible.

Allah knows best.