What is the ruling on recording television cultural programs?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : My brothers in France, I have another question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to record television cultural programs, and is the one who records considered an image-maker to whom the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) applies, that image-makers will be punished and it will be said to them, "Make alive what you have created"?
The Shaykh : This work is not permissible for them, and this hadith includes them.
The questioner : And this hadith includes them.
The Shaykh : Yes. And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : This person called yesterday, yes, he wanted to ask more than one question. I gave him a lesson, so is the matter finished? Look here, what does the author say? "We do not know of 'Umar except from this source with this wording, and it was narrated from 'Umar from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a different wording." Yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The questioner : My brothers in France, I have another question.
The Shaykh : Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Is it permissible to record television cultural programs, and is the one who records considered an image-maker to whom the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) applies, that image-makers will be punished and it will be said to them, "Make alive what you have created"?
The Shaykh : This work is not permissible for them, and this hadith includes them.
The questioner : And this hadith includes them.
The Shaykh : Yes. And peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The Shaykh : This person called yesterday, yes, he wanted to ask more than one question. I gave him a lesson, so is the matter finished? Look here, what does the author say? "We do not know of 'Umar except from this source with this wording, and it was narrated from 'Umar from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with a different wording." Yes.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 928 — d3watuna.com (35:38)
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