The Ruling on Watching Video Tapes About the Sphericity of the Earth and the Galaxies
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah accept your good deeds. There are currently video tapes that follow the methodology of the modern astronomers, holding that the earth is a planet. These tapes discuss galaxies and the same group, but they do not clarify to people the beliefs of the people of the Sunnah and their scholars regarding this. Are these tapes considered to be in the ruling of the books of the people of misguidance? Do you advise watching them or staying away from them?
Answer:
It is obligatory that you provide a sample of these tapes. You should give it to us so we can see it, listen to it, and know what is in it. And, if Allah wills, the scholars will fulfill their obligation regarding these tapes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah accept your good deeds. There are currently video tapes that follow the methodology of the modern astronomers, holding that the earth is a planet. These tapes discuss galaxies and the same group, but they do not clarify to people the beliefs of the people of the Sunnah and their scholars regarding this. Are these tapes considered to be in the ruling of the books of the people of misguidance? Do you advise watching them or staying away from them?
Answer:
It is obligatory that you provide a sample of these tapes. You should give it to us so we can see it, listen to it, and know what is in it. And, if Allah wills, the scholars will fulfill their obligation regarding these tapes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7/3/14 شرح مسائل الجاهلية / الشريط السابع / جزء٣ — youtube.com (1:27)
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