When I was in high school, I used to play the violin. After graduating I learned that Ayatollah Sistani says music is haram. As such, I have quit the violin. My mother tells me to continue the skill of the violin. What is the ruling on this? She also questions the use of music in the video clips made for Muharram, thus, is that permissible?
There is no problem if you play the violin with melodies that are not considered suitable for gatherings of amusement (i.e. music that is associated with places of vice and frivolous). As for the music played in Muharram clips, there is no problem in listening to them if they are not the types of tunes that are common in gatherings of vice and frivolous entertainment.