The ruling on bringing a television into the home to listen to permissible news
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The questioner:
The Shaykh told us, may Allah make you truthful, what is your esteemed opinion regarding a person who brings a television into his home to listen to permissible news, and for his children to watch cartoons and permissible programs as well?
The Shaykh:
It contains no good; a television contains no good. It is better to be safe from it. However, people can see the benefits in it, though they are few. Most of them want to see everything that is broadcast and watch everything that comes on this screen. It is undoubtedly opening the door to evil. Therefore, being safe from it is safer for the people of the home and further from error. Evil leads to more evil; it starts out easy, then it leads to more until it becomes dangerous.
The Shaykh told us, may Allah make you truthful, what is your esteemed opinion regarding a person who brings a television into his home to listen to permissible news, and for his children to watch cartoons and permissible programs as well?
The Shaykh:
It contains no good; a television contains no good. It is better to be safe from it. However, people can see the benefits in it, though they are few. Most of them want to see everything that is broadcast and watch everything that comes on this screen. It is undoubtedly opening the door to evil. Therefore, being safe from it is safer for the people of the home and further from error. Evil leads to more evil; it starts out easy, then it leads to more until it becomes dangerous.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من قوله : يأمرون بالمعروف وينهون عن المنكر — islamhouse.com (1:11:09)
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