Advice on the Danger of Satellite Channels
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, satellite channels have spread extensively in recent times, and they have a serious impact on the morals of the Muslim community, so we ask Your Eminence for advice on this matter?
Answer:
It is obligatory to be cautious of these satellite dishes and their like. It is obligatory for the Muslim and his family to be cautious of watching them, for they contain great evil and are a cause of great evil. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them, because they contain scenes that harm faith and call to open sinfulness and disobedience. We ask Allah for safety. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them in all cases.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh, satellite channels have spread extensively in recent times, and they have a serious impact on the morals of the Muslim community, so we ask Your Eminence for advice on this matter?
Answer:
It is obligatory to be cautious of these satellite dishes and their like. It is obligatory for the Muslim and his family to be cautious of watching them, for they contain great evil and are a cause of great evil. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them, because they contain scenes that harm faith and call to open sinfulness and disobedience. We ask Allah for safety. So it is obligatory to be cautious of them in all cases.
Source
أسباب الثبات أمام الفتن — islamhouse.com (50:57)
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