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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Some people consider television forbidden by analogy to grapes sold to wine-makers; is this analogy correct?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Some people consider television forbidden by analogy to grapes sold to wine-makers; is this analogy correct?

Answer:
In any case, avoiding what contains evil is undoubtedly the safest course, and through the dhimmis (non-Muslims under Muslim protection). Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [795 -954] بعض الناس يحرم التلفاز لقياسه على العنب الذي يباع للخمار، فهل هذا القياس صحيح؟ — youtube.com

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