Mixed Entertainment Venues and Obscene Magazines
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The questioner:
And the greatest certainty. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. There are entertainment venues in Jeddah called "Holiday Amusements" on al-Hamra Street. Entry to them 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 trials. I do not wish to elaborate, and Allah knows best. And Allah...
The Shaykh:
...in it, which we know he has been praying for for months in the Ministry of Tribal and Rural Affairs, and which we know he issued an order to prohibit mixing once, and that the parks be separate for women and men, each group separate, but this is observed.
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 rulers, and with the Minister of the Interior, so that Allah may make the means beneficial until they are all prohibited, 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 aggravated. 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.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah 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 dealt with severely many times with the responsible officials. We ask Allah to guide everyone. Everyone has been called 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. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. We ask Allah to inform the responsible officials of what is in the interest of the Ummah, and to appoint the best of people to these matters, and to help us against their worst. For if the worst of people take charge of affairs, they corrupt them. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
Another questioner:
That is it, Shaykh. This is the Burdah magazine, sold right next to the tailoring shop. It contains what angers Allah, correct, meaning really. The Burdah magazine. This Burdah.
The Shaykh:
Let us see.
Another questioner:
A contract was made, you can get some of them here in the mosque, about a thousand copies.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Another questioner:
Every year, and you. It has nude pictures and pictures of tailoring. Models, a thousand Saudis. The Burdah is famous here in all the libraries.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills. Hmm.
And the greatest certainty. Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. There are entertainment venues in Jeddah called "Holiday Amusements" on al-Hamra Street. Entry to them 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 trials. I do not wish to elaborate, and Allah knows best. And Allah...
The Shaykh:
...in it, which we know he has been praying for for months in the Ministry of Tribal and Rural Affairs, and which we know he issued an order to prohibit mixing once, and that the parks be separate for women and men, each group separate, but this is observed.
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 rulers, and with the Minister of the Interior, so that Allah may make the means beneficial until they are all prohibited, 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 aggravated. 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.
The Shaykh:
The Shari'ah 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 dealt with severely many times with the responsible officials. We ask Allah to guide everyone. Everyone has been called 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. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. We ask Allah to inform the responsible officials of what is in the interest of the Ummah, and to appoint the best of people to these matters, and to help us against their worst. For if the worst of people take charge of affairs, they corrupt them. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
Another questioner:
That is it, Shaykh. This is the Burdah magazine, sold right next to the tailoring shop. It contains what angers Allah, correct, meaning really. The Burdah magazine. This Burdah.
The Shaykh:
Let us see.
Another questioner:
A contract was made, you can get some of them here in the mosque, about a thousand copies.
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Another questioner:
Every year, and you. It has nude pictures and pictures of tailoring. Models, a thousand Saudis. The Burdah is famous here in all the libraries.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills. Hmm.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٧٥ — archive.org (1:07:51)
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