What is the ruling on purchasing a video device?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to purchase a video player if the tapes used in it are of things that are permissible to watch?
Answer:
If it displays images, it is not permissible. Watching images, possessing images, and using them are forbidden. However, if it displays things that are not images of animals or humans, but rather images of trees, buildings, seas, or mountains, then there is nothing wrong with it. If it is used to view things that do not have souls, there is nothing wrong with that.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to purchase a video player if the tapes used in it are of things that are permissible to watch?
Answer:
If it displays images, it is not permissible. Watching images, possessing images, and using them are forbidden. However, if it displays things that are not images of animals or humans, but rather images of trees, buildings, seas, or mountains, then there is nothing wrong with it. If it is used to view things that do not have souls, there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم شراء جهاز الفيديو؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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