Is it permissible to sell the television and benefit from its price?
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The questioner:
Yes. Is it permissible to get rid of the television by selling it, and for the seller to benefit from its price, rather than giving it in charity for the sake of righteousness, that is
The Shaykh:
We do not know of any harm in it; because the television is used by both the good and the bad. So if he sells it, it is like selling a radio, like selling a knife, or selling a sword, or selling a dagger, which are used for good and evil. The good person uses it for good, and the bad person is harmed by it,
The questioner:
He wants to sell it, meaning its price.
The Shaykh:
He does whatever he wants with it; he eats it or does not give it in charity. Come on.
Yes. Is it permissible to get rid of the television by selling it, and for the seller to benefit from its price, rather than giving it in charity for the sake of righteousness, that is
The Shaykh:
We do not know of any harm in it; because the television is used by both the good and the bad. So if he sells it, it is like selling a radio, like selling a knife, or selling a sword, or selling a dagger, which are used for good and evil. The good person uses it for good, and the bad person is harmed by it,
The questioner:
He wants to sell it, meaning its price.
The Shaykh:
He does whatever he wants with it; he eats it or does not give it in charity. Come on.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 298 هل يجوز بيع التلفزيون والاستفادة بثمنه؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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