The Ruling on Selling Islamic Video Tapes

The questioner:
And Honorable Shaykh, may Allah inform you, what is the ruling on selling video tapes that are called Islamic video tapes?

The Shaykh:
By Allah, I have reservations about this matter of the tapes, because they are called by Islamic names, but they are not sound or safe. So I see that a person should not get involved in these matters, nor sell them, nor deal in them, because they have become means of evil in most cases. In most cases, they are means of evil. And the fact that they are sometimes used for good is rare. The Muslim leaves matters that contain danger and doubt. Calling them "Islamic"—all of this is among the designations of those who are lax in the matter. Yes.

The questioner:
The Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.

The Shaykh:
Even if the video tapes are called Islamic, they contain images; they contain moving images. And using and promoting images is forbidden. So leaving this field and staying away from it is safer for the conscience. Yes.