The Ruling on Repairing Electronic Devices
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The questioner:
Regarding the repair of devices, is it lawful or forbidden? All electronic devices.
The Shaykh:
And some washing and some washing and some washing.
The questioner:
This is the television and the video recorder, or the microphone.
The Shaykh:
They carry great dangers. The television and the video contain dangers; they are used for both evil and good. Therefore, what a believer should do is stay away and be cautious regarding people, because they may be used to assist in some matters. However, we do not say they are forbidden; because they may be used for good. A radio may be used for a group of thinkers, a group for a scientific lecture, and we recite the Qur'an and listen to the path of guidance and so on. This is a matter of ambiguity. Perhaps Allah will cause one who fears Allah to hear the good and not hear the evil. The video may contain sermons and admonitions that benefit people. But most people, or many people, use them for evil. In this state, we ask Allah. Most people, or many people, use the video for what Allah has forbidden, such as the tribe's [unclear] and the like. The radio may also be used to listen to reprehensible songs, and the television likewise. They turn away from the good in the television and the good in the radio, and this is a custom among people. But the one who made it or repaired it, if he did not intend this, it does not harm him. But if he finds another job, it is better and further from it. Thank you.
The questioner:
All right, Shaykh, what is the correct and stronger position, meaning is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
It is doubtful. Leaving it is better, and it is safer for the believer for the safety of his religion to leave these crafts. There are safer crafts than these. As for whether it is forbidden, we do not say it is forbidden; because some people use them for good. Yes.
Regarding the repair of devices, is it lawful or forbidden? All electronic devices.
The Shaykh:
And some washing and some washing and some washing.
The questioner:
This is the television and the video recorder, or the microphone.
The Shaykh:
They carry great dangers. The television and the video contain dangers; they are used for both evil and good. Therefore, what a believer should do is stay away and be cautious regarding people, because they may be used to assist in some matters. However, we do not say they are forbidden; because they may be used for good. A radio may be used for a group of thinkers, a group for a scientific lecture, and we recite the Qur'an and listen to the path of guidance and so on. This is a matter of ambiguity. Perhaps Allah will cause one who fears Allah to hear the good and not hear the evil. The video may contain sermons and admonitions that benefit people. But most people, or many people, use them for evil. In this state, we ask Allah. Most people, or many people, use the video for what Allah has forbidden, such as the tribe's [unclear] and the like. The radio may also be used to listen to reprehensible songs, and the television likewise. They turn away from the good in the television and the good in the radio, and this is a custom among people. But the one who made it or repaired it, if he did not intend this, it does not harm him. But if he finds another job, it is better and further from it. Thank you.
The questioner:
All right, Shaykh, what is the correct and stronger position, meaning is it lawful or forbidden?
The Shaykh:
It is doubtful. Leaving it is better, and it is safer for the believer for the safety of his religion to leave these crafts. There are safer crafts than these. As for whether it is forbidden, we do not say it is forbidden; because some people use them for good. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 37 — archive.org (1:44)
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