The Ruling on Islamic Cinema
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is Islamic cinema permissible?
Answer:
We have not heard of any Islamic cinema. In which book or which Sunnah is the term "cinema" mentioned? This is among matters of amusement and matters of evil, and it is not permissible. Do they call it Islamic so that it will be promoted to people? This is absolutely not permissible. It is not Islamic. Are these evils in it Islamic? Yes.
The questioner asks: Is Islamic cinema permissible?
Answer:
We have not heard of any Islamic cinema. In which book or which Sunnah is the term "cinema" mentioned? This is among matters of amusement and matters of evil, and it is not permissible. Do they call it Islamic so that it will be promoted to people? This is absolutely not permissible. It is not Islamic. Are these evils in it Islamic? Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب من الشرك النذر لغير الله — islamhouse.com (56:38)
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