Riddles and Series on Satellite Channels in Ramadan
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Question:
We conclude with this question. Ramadan has arrived; we ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bring everyone to this great month and to help us with fasting and standing in night prayer. Honorable Shaykh, some satellite channels compete with one another during this month by showing many riddles, puzzles, series, and the like, which occupy people and draw them to these channels. What is your guidance (may Allah preserve you)?
Answer:
This is a plot against the Muslims and a violation of the month. It is not permissible for these channels, if they are Muslim, to do this. This is because it occupies people with nonsense and jokes and distracts them from obedience, worship, and reciting the Qur'an. It is not permissible for them to do this. They must be advised. They must be advised. And the one in authority must be informed about them so that they can prevent these things that distract Muslims from the month of Ramadan. As for if they are in countries
We conclude with this question. Ramadan has arrived; we ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bring everyone to this great month and to help us with fasting and standing in night prayer. Honorable Shaykh, some satellite channels compete with one another during this month by showing many riddles, puzzles, series, and the like, which occupy people and draw them to these channels. What is your guidance (may Allah preserve you)?
Answer:
This is a plot against the Muslims and a violation of the month. It is not permissible for these channels, if they are Muslim, to do this. This is because it occupies people with nonsense and jokes and distracts them from obedience, worship, and reciting the Qur'an. It is not permissible for them to do this. They must be advised. They must be advised. And the one in authority must be informed about them so that they can prevent these things that distract Muslims from the month of Ramadan. As for if they are in countries
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-003-اجتماع الكلمة وأثره في دفع الفتن|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:29:12)
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