Selling Recording Tapes
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Fatwa No. ( 1649 )
Q: Is a recorder lawful or forbidden?
A: If he buys a recorder to record the Qur'an, lectures, or good religious articles and the like, there is nothing wrong with buying it and listening to what is recorded on it. If he buys it to record what Allah has forbidden, such as reprehensible songs and defective articles and the like, it is forbidden, and listening to what is recorded on it is forbidden.
Q: Is a recorder lawful or forbidden?
A: If he buys a recorder to record the Qur'an, lectures, or good religious articles and the like, there is nothing wrong with buying it and listening to what is recorded on it. If he buys it to record what Allah has forbidden, such as reprehensible songs and defective articles and the like, it is forbidden, and listening to what is recorded on it is forbidden.
Source
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