Is it permissible to acquire a gaming device for children, or what do you advise?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a gaming device with my children, and this device does not work unless it is connected to the television, and it requires a television set. These games do not have clear facial features. Is it permissible to acquire this device for the children and for them to play with it?
Answer:
By Allah, children are raised on virtue, good morals, and they are trained in prayer, purity, and good speech. They are raised with a proper upbringing. But as for distracting them and occupying them with these things, they will not stop at anything if you give them a screen. They will not stop at the limit you want them to observe; they will want everything that is shown on the screen, including bad matters. So do not open the door for them; do not open the door for them in this matter. Keep the screens away from them as much as you can. Let them play ordinary games that have no harm. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a gaming device with my children, and this device does not work unless it is connected to the television, and it requires a television set. These games do not have clear facial features. Is it permissible to acquire this device for the children and for them to play with it?
Answer:
By Allah, children are raised on virtue, good morals, and they are trained in prayer, purity, and good speech. They are raised with a proper upbringing. But as for distracting them and occupying them with these things, they will not stop at anything if you give them a screen. They will not stop at the limit you want them to observe; they will want everything that is shown on the screen, including bad matters. So do not open the door for them; do not open the door for them in this matter. Keep the screens away from them as much as you can. Let them play ordinary games that have no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1218- 4717] هل يجوز اقتناء جهاز ألعاب للأطفال أم بماذا تنصحون؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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