Listening to Music During the Year of Mourning in the Gym

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Question

A person in the year of mourning for his father, who needs to exercise for his health and finds it difficult to train without listening to music, is he allowed to listen to music while exercising?

Answer

If he listens to music for the purpose of training, it is permitted.

Source

According to our teacher, the Rabbi's opinion, and his reasoning that the prohibition of listening to music is due to the prohibition of joy, and since he is not listening to music for joy but to ease his training, it is permitted.

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