Purchasing computer games for a child
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have a son who is seven years old, and I want to raise him with a good Islamic upbringing, but Honorable Shaykh, he asks me for some games, like the Sony PlayStation,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
computer games.
The Shaykh:
I don't know what that means?
The questioner:
Computer games.
The Shaykh:
Translate it. Huh?
The questioner:
Computer games, huh, computer games.
The Shaykh:
There is something prohibited in them.
The questioner:
Some of them have images of women, and some of them...
The Shaykh:
No, images are not permissible.
The questioner:
Some of them have soccer, and some of them...
The Shaykh:
The ones that have images, that means they are not permissible. Yes. Playing games is fine if they do not have images. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have a son who is seven years old, and I want to raise him with a good Islamic upbringing, but Honorable Shaykh, he asks me for some games, like the Sony PlayStation,
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
computer games.
The Shaykh:
I don't know what that means?
The questioner:
Computer games.
The Shaykh:
Translate it. Huh?
The questioner:
Computer games, huh, computer games.
The Shaykh:
There is something prohibited in them.
The questioner:
Some of them have images of women, and some of them...
The Shaykh:
No, images are not permissible.
The questioner:
Some of them have soccer, and some of them...
The Shaykh:
The ones that have images, that means they are not permissible. Yes. Playing games is fine if they do not have images. Yes.
Source
العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، العبودية لشيخ الإسلام بن تيمية [5] — alfawzan.live (1:08:02)
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