Acting for the sake of the religion
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some students of knowledge have mentioned that acting is permissible for the sake of the religion, such as in its films.
The Shaykh:
The religion has no benefit in acting. Acting is a form of play imported from outside, and there is no benefit for the religion in it. Rather, it is a source of laughter, and it involves backbiting of the actor, which he does not approve of, and it contains lying, which is not permissible. It is one of the customs of others, and it is imitating the disbelievers. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The religion is free from these matters, and the call is free from these matters; it is free from these matters. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some students of knowledge have mentioned that acting is permissible for the sake of the religion, such as in its films.
The Shaykh:
The religion has no benefit in acting. Acting is a form of play imported from outside, and there is no benefit for the religion in it. Rather, it is a source of laughter, and it involves backbiting of the actor, which he does not approve of, and it contains lying, which is not permissible. It is one of the customs of others, and it is imitating the disbelievers. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The religion is free from these matters, and the call is free from these matters; it is free from these matters. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب اللباس — islamhouse.com (59:31)
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