The Ruling on Dramatic Scenes During Religious Lectures
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on dramatic scenes during the delivery of religious lectures, where a dramatic scene is performed and then commented on by the lecturer?
Answer:
It is not permissible. Acting is not known in Islam. This acting is from the practices of the European Christians, and it crept into us through the hands of some deluded people. It is from the practices of the disbelievers, not from the practices of the Muslims. Acting is never permissible, not in the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) or anything else, because it is idle talk and a curse, and it is from the customs of the disbelievers. If acting had been a means of da'wah, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and the scholars who came after them, would have made it clear. Acting was not known except in these recent years, when the customs of the Jews and the Christians came to us, and acting became an art among the arts for us.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on dramatic scenes during the delivery of religious lectures, where a dramatic scene is performed and then commented on by the lecturer?
Answer:
It is not permissible. Acting is not known in Islam. This acting is from the practices of the European Christians, and it crept into us through the hands of some deluded people. It is from the practices of the disbelievers, not from the practices of the Muslims. Acting is never permissible, not in the means of da'wah (calling to Islam) or anything else, because it is idle talk and a curse, and it is from the customs of the disbelievers. If acting had been a means of da'wah, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and the scholars who came after them, would have made it clear. Acting was not known except in these recent years, when the customs of the Jews and the Christians came to us, and acting became an art among the arts for us.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : يا فرقة التنقيص بل يا أمة الدعوى بلا علم ولا عرفان — islamhouse.com (41:43)
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