The Spread of Obscene Images and Corrupt Books and the Obligation to Prohibit Them
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, the evils have spread, especially the obscene images. They enter due to the negligence of the inspection, customs, airport, and port officials. They enter particularly on the boxes of underwear, where we find a completely naked woman on the box. Likewise, on the boxes of Western singing tapes, we find completely naked women, with no piece of clothing on them, small or large, as if they were just born, and in seductive poses. Also, on the video tapes, there are young men who do not know any foreign language, and they buy these tapes and the images on them, and they buy these clothes for the same purpose.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for well-being. We ask Allah to guide the officials so that they may advise and strive to prevent these evils. They are commanded to prohibit them and to take care of the matter. But we ask Allah for guidance for us and for them. It is necessary that the officials write [reports] so that perhaps they will be encouraged to be active in this matter. We ask Allah to guide them and protect us from their evil.
The questioner:
You have received a report stating that there are some corrupt books that arouse lust, including a book titled "Our Sexual Life," which displays images of naked women, and other harms. You said that you would look into the matter, so what is the result? To the end of the request.
The Shaykh:
Any book that contains evil, the rule is that it is prohibited. The authorities are to be informed from within the Kingdom, by land and by sea, to prohibit it, and it is to be eradicated if the salaries [of the officials] are found [to be sufficient]. We ask Allah to help the officials with this matter. We ask Allah to help them and protect them from the evil of betrayal.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, the evils have spread, especially the obscene images. They enter due to the negligence of the inspection, customs, airport, and port officials. They enter particularly on the boxes of underwear, where we find a completely naked woman on the box. Likewise, on the boxes of Western singing tapes, we find completely naked women, with no piece of clothing on them, small or large, as if they were just born, and in seductive poses. Also, on the video tapes, there are young men who do not know any foreign language, and they buy these tapes and the images on them, and they buy these clothes for the same purpose.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah for well-being. We ask Allah to guide the officials so that they may advise and strive to prevent these evils. They are commanded to prohibit them and to take care of the matter. But we ask Allah for guidance for us and for them. It is necessary that the officials write [reports] so that perhaps they will be encouraged to be active in this matter. We ask Allah to guide them and protect us from their evil.
The questioner:
You have received a report stating that there are some corrupt books that arouse lust, including a book titled "Our Sexual Life," which displays images of naked women, and other harms. You said that you would look into the matter, so what is the result? To the end of the request.
The Shaykh:
Any book that contains evil, the rule is that it is prohibited. The authorities are to be informed from within the Kingdom, by land and by sea, to prohibit it, and it is to be eradicated if the salaries [of the officials] are found [to be sufficient]. We ask Allah to help the officials with this matter. We ask Allah to help them and protect them from the evil of betrayal.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 42 — archive.org (3:53)
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