Question:
salaam
We are a group shalawat, when we shalawat at one event, there are preachers who say there are musical instruments that use the iron is haram, please explain.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
That is the traditional position of Imam Ghazzali, Allah have mercy on him, so it is preferable to use non-metal drums to deflect criticism.
Hajj Gibril Haddad