Filming Incidents and Fitan and Spreading Them
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Question:
Shaykh, what is your view on one who films some incidents, such as the incident of the raising of the Haram, and some car accidents, and the wars that occur in the lands of the Muslims? Is his action forbidden and not permissible?
Answer:
That which terrifies people and causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and enmity among them is not permissible to publish, nor is it permissible to film it or spread it.
Shaykh, what is your view on one who films some incidents, such as the incident of the raising of the Haram, and some car accidents, and the wars that occur in the lands of the Muslims? Is his action forbidden and not permissible?
Answer:
That which terrifies people and causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and enmity among them is not permissible to publish, nor is it permissible to film it or spread it.
Source
كلمة في يوم التروية 08-12-1436هـ (2) — alfawzan.live (22:33)
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