The Role of Media in Da'wah
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Question:
We raise a final issue regarding this topic, Shaykh Salih. What is the role of print, audio, and visual media in this regard?
Answer:
The media play a major role, either in misguiding people or in guiding them. If the disbelievers have exploited the media to spread their misguidance, immorality, and evils, then it is obligatory for Muslims in general to exploit these means for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, to counter this disease with a cure, and to counter this evil with good. This is the obligation of Muslims in all their countries and in all their media: to counter this serious disease and to exploit these means that Allah has made available to them—print, visual, and audio—to spread good, call to Allah, refute falsehood, and rebut doubts, misguidance, and the corruption spread by disbeliever media. This is the obligation of Muslims in their media.
We raise a final issue regarding this topic, Shaykh Salih. What is the role of print, audio, and visual media in this regard?
Answer:
The media play a major role, either in misguiding people or in guiding them. If the disbelievers have exploited the media to spread their misguidance, immorality, and evils, then it is obligatory for Muslims in general to exploit these means for the benefit of Islam and Muslims, to counter this disease with a cure, and to counter this evil with good. This is the obligation of Muslims in all their countries and in all their media: to counter this serious disease and to exploit these means that Allah has made available to them—print, visual, and audio—to spread good, call to Allah, refute falsehood, and rebut doubts, misguidance, and the corruption spread by disbeliever media. This is the obligation of Muslims in their media.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4875- عبادة القبور والأضرحة وأثرها في تفرقة المسلمين ودور العلماء ووسائل الإعلام في التحذير منها — youtube.com (6:23)
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