Living with workers who use satellite dishes
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I work for a company, and the employer is a righteous man. He has allowed the workers to bring in satellite dishes. When I advised him that this is not permissible, he said that they only listen to the news. With this, the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) ends. The workers have housing, and I live with them, but my room is separate from theirs. What should I do? Should I stay with them, or should I leave?
Answer:
They can get the news from the radio or from Saudi television; they can get the news without the satellite channel. So his claim that they are only listening to the news is wrong. The news is available without this. As for you, if you are living in a separate room and not sitting with them, there is no harm. Stay in your residence and keep your distance from them. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I work for a company, and the employer is a righteous man. He has allowed the workers to bring in satellite dishes. When I advised him that this is not permissible, he said that they only listen to the news. With this, the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) ends. The workers have housing, and I live with them, but my room is separate from theirs. What should I do? Should I stay with them, or should I leave?
Answer:
They can get the news from the radio or from Saudi television; they can get the news without the satellite channel. So his claim that they are only listening to the news is wrong. The news is available without this. As for you, if you are living in a separate room and not sitting with them, there is no harm. Stay in your residence and keep your distance from them. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد القذف — islamhouse.com (1:14:56)
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