Music after the Fast of Tisha B'Av
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Question
Is it permissible to listen to songs after the Fast of Tisha B'Av, and is there any reason to be stringent?
Answer
Hello,
For Sephardim, it is permissible to listen to music from the evening after the fast,
and for Ashkenazim, it is permissible from midday of the 10th of Av.
Source
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 558:1, Mishnah Berurah 2
Azamer Lashamecha 257
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