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Topic: Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan on Not Having a Television in the House
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Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa ibn John Richardson
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Question: Some people, of whom we know good, bring televisions into their homes, and (by doing so) they say they do not wish to be accused of being excessive/immoderate. So what is your advice?
Read his answer (hafithahullaah):
http://www.fatwa-online.com/fataawa/miscellaneous/enjoiningthegood/0040519.htm
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The Islamic Ruling on Television
Question: To the Noble Shaykh Muhammad ibn ?Uthaimeen ? may Allah Almighty preserve him: Television has penetrated the confines of virtually all homes, whether in cities, villages, or even in the desert. The shows that are aired consist, at least to some extent, of the following:
1) Singing accompanied by musical instruments
2) Police and criminal dramas
3) Untrue and made-up stories
4) Mixing of the sexes among actors
5) Portrayal of historical Islamic figures as being evil or corrupt
6) Glorification of marital deception and unfaithfulness
7) Practically naked women, sometimes playing the part of a singer or a prostitute
8) Interspersed between what has preceded, the Qur?an and the Prophet?s sayings are recited
9) Actors portray the Prophet?s Companions, may Allah be pleased with them
The Qur?an station presents religious shows that are far better than what other television stations present. Here are my questions?
- If we know these things, then is it permissible to bring televisions into our homes, where our women and children will watch them, thus disturbing their perception of truth and falsehood?
- Is it permissible, when watching television, to look at women and at some men whose appearance is not in the least bit manly?
- What must a person do who persists in keeping a television set or who says that he cannot remove it from his home?
- What about a man who says that he finds it impossible to turn off his television when music or women appear?
- Are the shows I described above in concordance with the Shar?iah?
- Is it permissible for men and women, in general, to watch the programs I described? May Allah Almighty bless you with a correct and satisfying answer.
Answer: No doubt, all of the points you mentioned describe programs that are unlawful (forbidden), a fact that no one will deny, or at least no one who is aware of the Islamic Shar?iah, due to the harm these shows have on society ? corruption of the character and morals of those who constitute our societies.
We ask Allah Almighty to guide those who air these programs to help them stay away from that which can only harm them. As for inserting the recitation of the Qur?an between these programs, then this is an insidious attempt at trying to reconcile between two opposites. No doubt, obtaining a television set for the purposes you outlined is unlawful, for watching what is unlawful is itself unlawful. A person is sinning when he persists in obtaining a television if he knows that he will not be able to protect himself or his family from evil programs. Even if he does not watch television himself, he is sinning, because he is helping others to do what is unlawful, and he is poorly raising his children, a dereliction for which he will be held accountable on the Day of Judgement. Watching television without actually acquiring one as property is of three kinds:
1) Watching programs that give religious or worldly benefit ? there is nothing wrong in watching these kinds of shows unless doing so involves something forbidden, such as a woman lustfully watching the presenter of a program.
2) Watching what is harmful to one?s religion; this is unlawful. A Muslim must protect his religion from all negative influences.
3) Watching what is neither beneficial nor harmful: this kind of viewing is a waste of time, something that does not befit a determined believer.
And I ask Allah Almighty to better the affairs of the Muslims and to protect them from evil in this life and in the next.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-?Uthaymeen (Rahimahullaah)
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8, pages 173-175
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This message was edited by Jilbaab on 5-20-04 @ 12:27 PM
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Is the Satellite Dish unlawful or lawful
Question: In recent years, more and more people are buying satellite dishes, which enable them to watch foreign programming, much of which consists of partly naked women, love scenes, dancing, offensive language, and even Christian missionary shows. Is it permissible to purchase or sell these dishes, keeping in mind that some people claim that they need a dish to follow world news ?
Answer: I have received many questions about both the satellite dish and the programs that are imported to our lands. No doubt, the disbelieving nations of the world waste no effort in harming the Muslims, corrupting their beliefs, their worship, their manners, and their peace of mind. It is not a distant possibility that they air not only what satisfies their goals in harming Muslims, but also good programming as well, enabling them to sell their products as a whole; they know that people, for the most part, will not accept something that is purely evil. Yet Allah Almighty guides the strong believer, so that he is able to weigh out the harms and benefits of any given thing, enabling him to rid himself of the harm. Therefore it is not allowed to acquire, advertise, buy or sell these dishes, because doing so entails the promotion of evil, a deed that Allah Almighty prohibited?
?But do not help one another in sin and transgression.? (Al-Ma'idah 5:2)
We ask Allah Almighty to guide us to the straight path and to distance us from the path of those who are astray or who have incurred His wrath.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-?Uthaymeen (Rahimahullaah)
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8, pages 180-181
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Aboo Bilal Nahim ibn Abd al Majid
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Just to add a little to this discussion of the television. I believe it was posted before but could not remember where.
So here is the question followed by the link insha'Allaah to a fatwa given by Shaykh Muqbil (rahimahullaah ta'ala).
Question: These days the television and video exist which ruins the youth and causes division in their thinking and they become blind followers of the enemies of Islaam. So what is the way or how do we advise the people to avoid this devil (the T.V.), and what are the harms that are caused by this television?
http://www.tazkiyah.org/readarticle.php?II=BDAH-00010
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Cartoons and Caricatures
Question: What is the ruling on those cartoons that we see in newspapers and magazines, cartoons that depict human beings?
Answer: The drawings mentioned are not allowed, they represent a widespread evil which it is obligatory to avoid because of the generality of the authentic Hadiths proving the prohibition of pictures of any creature with a soul ? be they made with a machine, by hand or otherwise.
From these, what is recorded by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih that Abu Juhayfah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet (sallallahu ?alahi wa sallam) cursed the person who consumes Riba (usury and interest) and what he eats, and he cursed the picture maker.
It is also recorded in the Two Sahihs that the Prophet (sallallahu ?alahi wa sallam) said:
?The most severely punished people on the Day of Judgement will be the picture makers? (Al-Bukhari No. 5950 and Muslim No. 2109)
He (sallallahu ?alahi wa sallam) also said,
?The makers of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Judgement; it will be said to them: Bring life that which you have created.? (Al-Bukhari No. 5957)
There are many other confirmed Hadiths on this topic. The only exception from this prohibition is what is necessary, for Allah Almighty says:
?While He has explained to you in detail what is forbidden to you, except under compulsion of necessity.? (Soorah Al-An?am 6:119)
I ask Allah Almighty to guide the Muslims to adhere to the Shari'ah of their Lord, to follow the way of their Prophet (sallallahu ?alahi wa sallam), and to be wary of whatever contradicts that way. Indeed, Allah is the best to ask.
Shaykh ?Abdul-?Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz (Rahimahullaah)
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 8, pages 162-164
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