Purchasing electronic devices and mobile phones for children
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to purchase electronic devices and mobile phones for young children?
The Shaykh:
Because locusts are from the sea, and what is forbidden is hunting on land, and locusts are from the sea, yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to purchase electronic devices and mobile phones for young children?
The Shaykh:
If there is a benefit for them in them, there is nothing wrong with it. But if they harm them or teach them things that are not good, it is not permissible.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible to purchase electronic devices and mobile phones for young children?
The Shaykh:
Because locusts are from the sea, and what is forbidden is hunting on land, and locusts are from the sea, yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Is it permissible to purchase electronic devices and mobile phones for young children?
The Shaykh:
If there is a benefit for them in them, there is nothing wrong with it. But if they harm them or teach them things that are not good, it is not permissible.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (1:11:40)
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