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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the criterion for permissible amusement?

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Question : Al-Sadiq al-Ahmar. I mean, what does not include anything forbidden. For example, if someone wants to amuse himself with something forbidden, like committing a major sin or smoking, we prevent that. But he says, "I want to play ball, I want to play, for example, many games, but I can’t recall some of them."

Answer : There is no harm, yes, for the young ones, for the young ones, not the adults. I mean, for example, I remember that they give the young ones something called al-Tanabba and al-Wasasah and these things. This is known to many people. If an adult comes and says, "I want to play them," we say, "No." But if a young one comes and says, "Let me play them," there is nothing wrong with it. There is also a whistle that makes a sound when you inflate it and deflate it. If an adult comes and says, "Give it to me, I want to go to the market," this is not permissible.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2031 - 4600 ما هو الضابط في اللهو الحلال؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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