Mixed Entertainment Venues and Obscene Magazines
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The questioner:
And another says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. There are entertainment venues in Jeddah called “Holiday Amusements” on al-Hamra Street. Entry is mixed for men and women. In fact, participation in most of the games is mixed, with men and women together. This contains corruption and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). I do not wish to point out its danger, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
In it, if Allah wills, is what we know: that he has not prayed for a period of months in the Ministry of Shura, the Bedouin and Rural Affairs, and that he issued an order to prohibit ikhtilat (free mixing of men and women) once, and that the parks be separate for women and men, each group separate, but if Allah wills
The questioner:
Is there a way to observe and follow up on the massive number of obscene magazines that have filled all the libraries, except through Allah, and to discuss this serious matter with the authorities and the Minister of the Interior, so that Allah may make the means beneficial until they are all banned, or some of them, or until what is displayed and published in them is monitored: the degrading stories, the ridiculous articles, and the lewd pictures of the fallen men and women? By Allah, Your Eminence the Shaykh, the matter of these magazines has become severe and grave. They are the primary cause of corrupting the morals of our young men, young women, and women, with the help of television and video. We ask Allah, then we ask Your Eminence to look into this matter. The sender is a Muslim who is zealous for the religion.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) observes this matter, and it has been studied many times, but we ask Allah to help us with it. It has been studied many times, and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has occurred many times with the responsible officials. We ask Allah to guide everyone. Everyone has returned to repentance, and there is no doubt that the evil of obscene magazines is great, and their harm is much. Likewise, all media outlets, if they are not guarded, the outcome is dire, and there is no power or strength except with Allah. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone, we ask Allah to forgive the responsible officials for the sake of the well-being of the Ummah (the Muslim community), and to appoint the best of people to these matters, and to help us against their worst, for if the wicked take charge of affairs, they corrupt them. We ask Allah for well-being.
Another questioner:
Shaykh, enough, O Shaykh, this is the Burdah magazine, it is sold for the price of sewing, it contains what angers Allah, is that correct? I mean, really, I mean. Yes. This Burdah magazine. This Burdah.
The Shaykh:
Let us see.
Another questioner:
A contract came to you here, perhaps here in the mosque, or about a thousand units.
The Shaykh:
There is no power or strength except by Allah.
Another questioner:
We have all become holders of it. It contains nude pictures and pictures of sewing. Models of dresses. The Burdah is famous here in all the libraries.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills. Yes.
And another says: Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. There are entertainment venues in Jeddah called “Holiday Amusements” on al-Hamra Street. Entry is mixed for men and women. In fact, participation in most of the games is mixed, with men and women together. This contains corruption and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). I do not wish to point out its danger, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh:
In it, if Allah wills, is what we know: that he has not prayed for a period of months in the Ministry of Shura, the Bedouin and Rural Affairs, and that he issued an order to prohibit ikhtilat (free mixing of men and women) once, and that the parks be separate for women and men, each group separate, but if Allah wills
The questioner:
Is there a way to observe and follow up on the massive number of obscene magazines that have filled all the libraries, except through Allah, and to discuss this serious matter with the authorities and the Minister of the Interior, so that Allah may make the means beneficial until they are all banned, or some of them, or until what is displayed and published in them is monitored: the degrading stories, the ridiculous articles, and the lewd pictures of the fallen men and women? By Allah, Your Eminence the Shaykh, the matter of these magazines has become severe and grave. They are the primary cause of corrupting the morals of our young men, young women, and women, with the help of television and video. We ask Allah, then we ask Your Eminence to look into this matter. The sender is a Muslim who is zealous for the religion.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) observes this matter, and it has been studied many times, but we ask Allah to help us with it. It has been studied many times, and fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has occurred many times with the responsible officials. We ask Allah to guide everyone. Everyone has returned to repentance, and there is no doubt that the evil of obscene magazines is great, and their harm is much. Likewise, all media outlets, if they are not guarded, the outcome is dire, and there is no power or strength except with Allah. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone, we ask Allah to forgive the responsible officials for the sake of the well-being of the Ummah (the Muslim community), and to appoint the best of people to these matters, and to help us against their worst, for if the wicked take charge of affairs, they corrupt them. We ask Allah for well-being.
Another questioner:
Shaykh, enough, O Shaykh, this is the Burdah magazine, it is sold for the price of sewing, it contains what angers Allah, is that correct? I mean, really, I mean. Yes. This Burdah magazine. This Burdah.
The Shaykh:
Let us see.
Another questioner:
A contract came to you here, perhaps here in the mosque, or about a thousand units.
The Shaykh:
There is no power or strength except by Allah.
Another questioner:
We have all become holders of it. It contains nude pictures and pictures of sewing. Models of dresses. The Burdah is famous here in all the libraries.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٧٥ — archive.org (5:55)
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