Bringing the television into the home and its effect on the father after his death
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, my father (may Allah have mercy on him) brought in the television, and the television is still in the house. My heirs and my brothers are in the house. Will my father be held accountable for sin in his grave on the Day of Resurrection? I ask for clarification and advice on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
And if they are using it in a bad way, it will be attributed to the father, because he is the one who caused it.
The safest course is for them to remove it from their house, so they are safe from evil; this is the safest and most appropriate for them. If it remains, at the very least they should tune in to things that are less harmful, such as listening to news, lectures, lessons, or the Friday sermon in the two Holy Mosques. They should restrict themselves to what is beneficial, even if there is some harm in it, because its benefit here is greater than its harm. As for using it for dramas and other harmful matters, that is not permissible. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, my father (may Allah have mercy on him) brought in the television, and the television is still in the house. My heirs and my brothers are in the house. Will my father be held accountable for sin in his grave on the Day of Resurrection? I ask for clarification and advice on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
And if they are using it in a bad way, it will be attributed to the father, because he is the one who caused it.
The safest course is for them to remove it from their house, so they are safe from evil; this is the safest and most appropriate for them. If it remains, at the very least they should tune in to things that are less harmful, such as listening to news, lectures, lessons, or the Friday sermon in the two Holy Mosques. They should restrict themselves to what is beneficial, even if there is some harm in it, because its benefit here is greater than its harm. As for using it for dramas and other harmful matters, that is not permissible. Yes. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 36 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / القصد دفع النص عن معنى الحقيقة/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:07)
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