The Ruling on Watching Satellite Channels That Incite Division
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Question:
To you. This questioner asks, saying: What is the ruling on watching satellite channels that incite fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and foster hostility toward the lands of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah, and spread disagreement and division among the children of the ummah (the Muslim community)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to watch them while they are broadcasting evil and division, insulting Muslims, insulting scholars, and insulting the religion. It is not permissible, because this affects you, affecting your religion and your creed. Do you not listen to this? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said to His Prophet:[Al-An'am 6:68] Therefore, it is not permissible for a person to sit in a gathering where there are wrongdoings, and the most severe of the wrongdoings is what the questioner mentioned: inciting discord among Muslims, casting doubt upon Muslims, and corrupting what is between them. It is not permissible for a person to look at these satellite channels; rather, he should block them from himself, his children, and his household, and he should advise those who accept advice to avoid them.
To you. This questioner asks, saying: What is the ruling on watching satellite channels that incite fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and foster hostility toward the lands of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah, and spread disagreement and division among the children of the ummah (the Muslim community)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to watch them while they are broadcasting evil and division, insulting Muslims, insulting scholars, and insulting the religion. It is not permissible, because this affects you, affecting your religion and your creed. Do you not listen to this? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said to His Prophet:
And when you see those who engage in [offensive] discourse concerning Our verses, then turn away from them until they enter into another conversation. And if Satan should cause you to forget, then do not remain after the reminder with the wrongdoing people.
وَإِذَا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آيَاتِنَا فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ وَإِمَّا يُنسِيَنَّكَ الشَّيْطَانُ فَلَا تَقْعُدْ بَعْدَ الذِّكْرَىٰ مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 03----13-4-1432 — archive.org (1:09:02)
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