What is the ruling on watching movies, TV series, and football matches?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on watching TV series and movies, and what is the ruling on watching football matches?
Answer:
As for watching series and movies, there is no good in them. Do not waste your time on them. They may contain things that are wrong, such as women displaying their adornment and wearing makeup, or they may contain joking talk that has no good in it, or forbidden talk. The point is that these series have no good in them, and there is no benefit for you in them.
At the very least, they waste your time without any benefit. And as for the matches, what do you gain from them? They waste your time and have no benefit. So it is better that you preserve your time for what has benefit for you. And if it is at night, sleeping is more restful for you so that you can get up for the late-night prayer (tahajjud) and for the Fajr prayer.
As for staying up late watching series or matches, that is harm to you, and you may miss out on good. You may miss out on standing in prayer at the end of the night, standing for the Fajr prayer,
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on watching TV series and movies, and what is the ruling on watching football matches?
Answer:
As for watching series and movies, there is no good in them. Do not waste your time on them. They may contain things that are wrong, such as women displaying their adornment and wearing makeup, or they may contain joking talk that has no good in it, or forbidden talk. The point is that these series have no good in them, and there is no benefit for you in them.
At the very least, they waste your time without any benefit. And as for the matches, what do you gain from them? They waste your time and have no benefit. So it is better that you preserve your time for what has benefit for you. And if it is at night, sleeping is more restful for you so that you can get up for the late-night prayer (tahajjud) and for the Fajr prayer.
As for staying up late watching series or matches, that is harm to you, and you may miss out on good. You may miss out on standing in prayer at the end of the night, standing for the Fajr prayer,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مشاهدة الأفلام والمسلسلات ومباريات الكرة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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