What is the ruling on animal and bird videos intended for children?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I recently went out to the markets and found computer peripherals intended for children. They do not contain cartoon images, but rather video films of animals, birds, and so on. The question is: Are images of animals and birds in video permissible according to the Shari'ah, or do they carry the ruling of images? They are moving images, a type of the aforementioned images, and they are trying to raise children on these scenes.
Answer:
Perhaps they insert hidden works to change the morals and beliefs of children. Therefore, it is not permissible to buy these peripherals or introduce them to children. They must be prevented and denounced. If they are blocked from one path, they return from another. They are spreading the upbringing of Muslim children on these feelings and these matters they promote. They may promote their beliefs and their acts of worship through this method, through these morals or these displays to children. They say, "People are lenient with these, considering them games," and they call them entertainment games, while intending bad objectives with them.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I recently went out to the markets and found computer peripherals intended for children. They do not contain cartoon images, but rather video films of animals, birds, and so on. The question is: Are images of animals and birds in video permissible according to the Shari'ah, or do they carry the ruling of images? They are moving images, a type of the aforementioned images, and they are trying to raise children on these scenes.
Answer:
Perhaps they insert hidden works to change the morals and beliefs of children. Therefore, it is not permissible to buy these peripherals or introduce them to children. They must be prevented and denounced. If they are blocked from one path, they return from another. They are spreading the upbringing of Muslim children on these feelings and these matters they promote. They may promote their beliefs and their acts of worship through this method, through these morals or these displays to children. They say, "People are lenient with these, considering them games," and they call them entertainment games, while intending bad objectives with them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم فيديوهات الحيوانات والطيور المخصصة للأطفال؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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