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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Reading Novels and Fictional Stories

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Question:
He says: May Allah preserve you, what is the ruling on reading novels and fictional stories, especially if they contain some prohibitions?

Answer:
These are a waste of time, and if they contain some prohibitions, they are a sin and are not to be read. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-60-أسباب محبة الله للعبد|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:49)

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