The Ruling on Selling Anthems and Displaying Jihad Training Tapes
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell and distribute patriotic jihad anthems, and also
The Shaykh:
No, these are songs; it is not permissible to sell them. It is not permissible to sell group anthems. As for selling a recorded poem that contains benefit, a recorded poem with benefit, that is a good thing. Yes.
The questioner:
And also what some schools do during activity periods, where they display video tapes showing images of jihad training in Afghanistan and Chechnya to the students.
The Shaykh:
This is prohibited. You must report this to the Ministry of Education. It is prohibited to display these things and the training. This means teaching students about weapons, and there is danger in this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to sell and distribute patriotic jihad anthems, and also
The Shaykh:
No, these are songs; it is not permissible to sell them. It is not permissible to sell group anthems. As for selling a recorded poem that contains benefit, a recorded poem with benefit, that is a good thing. Yes.
The questioner:
And also what some schools do during activity periods, where they display video tapes showing images of jihad training in Afghanistan and Chechnya to the students.
The Shaykh:
This is prohibited. You must report this to the Ministry of Education. It is prohibited to display these things and the training. This means teaching students about weapons, and there is danger in this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [376 -1024] هل يجوز بيع الأناشيد الحماسية الجهادية، وكذلك عرض مقاطع الفيديو لتدريبات المجاهدين؟ — youtube.com
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