What is the ruling on watching matches on television?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on watching matches on television?
Answer:
The matches have no benefit, and the time spent on them is a waste of time. Perhaps you will see wrongdoings in them, so there is no good in them. The time of a Muslim is more precious than to be wasted on these trifles. What is the benefit of these matches? By Allah, I see no benefit, neither religious nor worldly. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on watching matches on television?
Answer:
The matches have no benefit, and the time spent on them is a waste of time. Perhaps you will see wrongdoings in them, so there is no good in them. The time of a Muslim is more precious than to be wasted on these trifles. What is the benefit of these matches? By Allah, I see no benefit, neither religious nor worldly. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [132 -308] ما حكم مشاهدة المباريات على التلفاز؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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