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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Using Modern Technology

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Question:
This questioner says: Do I participate in making Islam a matter of the past? And making Allah greater than changing those who refuse to be greater than their enemies? One day we apologize to you, sisters, from a noble woman, and then we see that the woman is as if she is on the day of death, and that you do not learn, and we learn from no one.

Answer:
Technology is permissible, and its origin is a blessing from Allah. The default is that it is a blessing from Allah and among what Allah has subjected for us in this universe. They did not bring anything from themselves; this is what Allah created in this universe, but He revealed it to them and helped them find it. It is the creation of Allah, and the entire universe is the creation of Allah. So it exists, but the issue lies in how people use it. Whoever uses these technologies for benefits and good, it becomes good. Whoever uses them for evil, it becomes evil and a calamity. We must use them in what is beneficial and useful, and keep them away from being used in what is harmful, corrupts morals, and corrupts religion. If someone uses them in that way, we must advise him. If he accepts, fine; otherwise, we boycott him, leave him, and stay away from him.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-084-مسائل النوازل|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:45)

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