What is your guidance for men of media, education, and upbringing regarding how to prepare the youth and care for them in the context of satellite channels?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for men of media, education, and upbringing regarding how to prepare the youth and care for them in the context of satellite channels and various means?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the youth and the children of Muslims are a trust in the necks of Muslims. The matter is not limited to media outlets; rather, there are parties before the media outlets. First, the parents. It is upon the parents to care for their children, to guide them and raise them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:5
Second, the curricula of education. The schools and mosques. The curricula of education must be such that people are taught their religion, their creed, their morals, and their dealings. The curricula of education come after the parents and after the homes. Third, the media outlets. It is obligatory for Islamic media outlets to focus on broadcasting what benefits Muslims in terms of programs, because it is Islamic media and it is issued from the lands of Muslims, so it must be directed and educational for the youth of Muslims in terms of creed, religion, knowledge, and good.
So it is necessary that all these matters be rectified. The home is rectified first, the curricula of education are rectified, the schools and stages of study are rectified, and the media outlets are rectified. The matter is not limited to media outlets broadcasting good curricula; that is obligatory. But they must also respond to the evil curricula and the imported curricula. They must respond to the doubts and refute what is broadcast on the channels of disbelief regarding matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah), disbelief, and moral corruption, and they must warn about this. This is the role of media outlets in Islamic lands: that they educate and that they respond to the enemies of Islam so that the ignorant among Muslims are not deceived by their propaganda and doubts. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is your guidance for men of media, education, and upbringing regarding how to prepare the youth and care for them in the context of satellite channels and various means?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the youth and the children of Muslims are a trust in the necks of Muslims. The matter is not limited to media outlets; rather, there are parties before the media outlets. First, the parents. It is upon the parents to care for their children, to guide them and raise them. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Order your children to pray at the age of seven, beat them for it at the age of ten, and separate them in their beds.
مروا أولادكم بالصلاة لسبع واضربوهم عليها لعشر وفرقوا بينهم في المضاجع.Second, the curricula of education. The schools and mosques. The curricula of education must be such that people are taught their religion, their creed, their morals, and their dealings. The curricula of education come after the parents and after the homes. Third, the media outlets. It is obligatory for Islamic media outlets to focus on broadcasting what benefits Muslims in terms of programs, because it is Islamic media and it is issued from the lands of Muslims, so it must be directed and educational for the youth of Muslims in terms of creed, religion, knowledge, and good.
So it is necessary that all these matters be rectified. The home is rectified first, the curricula of education are rectified, the schools and stages of study are rectified, and the media outlets are rectified. The matter is not limited to media outlets broadcasting good curricula; that is obligatory. But they must also respond to the evil curricula and the imported curricula. They must respond to the doubts and refute what is broadcast on the channels of disbelief regarding matters of shirk (associating partners with Allah), disbelief, and moral corruption, and they must warn about this. This is the role of media outlets in Islamic lands: that they educate and that they respond to the enemies of Islam so that the ignorant among Muslims are not deceived by their propaganda and doubts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما توجيهكم لرجال الإعلام والتربية والتعليم حول كيفية إعداء النشأ والعناية به في ظل القنوات الفضائية — youtube.com
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