Your opinion on Islamic media?
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Question:
Islamic media has uses that are characterized by their impact on viewers, and among these uses is the employment of theatrical acting, cinema, radio, and television. There is a necessity for this type of usage that is required by the nature of these media in terms of guidance, education, and recreation. King Saud University, or the King Saud Universities, has pointed out the strong impact of these uses, so it legislated this usage by introducing theatrical activities and acting as an alternative committed to Islam and its directives, in order to counteract the harm of topics broadcast that are not committed to the constraints of Islam. It is obligatory to benefit from this useful usage, which has a strong impact on people, for the sake of guidance and expression. However, it has been spread among you that you have issued an absolute prohibition on this usage, so we request your clarification.
Answer:
This is looked into, this is looked into, this is looked into in a lesson. The acting that we have forbidden is the acting that involves lying; this is what we have forbidden. It involves someone standing up and saying, "I am Abu Bakr," or "I am 'Umar," and then speaking in the voice of 'Umar or in the voice of Abu Bakr. This is what is not permissible. Or another person stands up and says, "I am Abu Jahl," and he insults the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or "I am Abu Talib," or "I am so-and-so," or "I am so-and-so," placing himself in the position of the one he named. This is the acting that we have forbidden. As for citing examples, what is called acting, this is citing examples. Allah cited examples in the Noble Book, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cited them. Citing examples is beneficial and useful for the Ummah. But for a person to stand up and say, "I am so-and-so," or for a woman to stand up and say, "I am so-and-so, the disbeliever or the Muslim," and speak in her voice, in her voice, this is what is considered, this is what we say is lying, it is not correct. Therefore, in the hadith, it says:Bulugh al-Maram 16:80 Lying does not make things right. Yes.
Islamic media has uses that are characterized by their impact on viewers, and among these uses is the employment of theatrical acting, cinema, radio, and television. There is a necessity for this type of usage that is required by the nature of these media in terms of guidance, education, and recreation. King Saud University, or the King Saud Universities, has pointed out the strong impact of these uses, so it legislated this usage by introducing theatrical activities and acting as an alternative committed to Islam and its directives, in order to counteract the harm of topics broadcast that are not committed to the constraints of Islam. It is obligatory to benefit from this useful usage, which has a strong impact on people, for the sake of guidance and expression. However, it has been spread among you that you have issued an absolute prohibition on this usage, so we request your clarification.
Answer:
This is looked into, this is looked into, this is looked into in a lesson. The acting that we have forbidden is the acting that involves lying; this is what we have forbidden. It involves someone standing up and saying, "I am Abu Bakr," or "I am 'Umar," and then speaking in the voice of 'Umar or in the voice of Abu Bakr. This is what is not permissible. Or another person stands up and says, "I am Abu Jahl," and he insults the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or "I am Abu Talib," or "I am so-and-so," or "I am so-and-so," placing himself in the position of the one he named. This is the acting that we have forbidden. As for citing examples, what is called acting, this is citing examples. Allah cited examples in the Noble Book, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cited them. Citing examples is beneficial and useful for the Ummah. But for a person to stand up and say, "I am so-and-so," or for a woman to stand up and say, "I am so-and-so, the disbeliever or the Muslim," and speak in her voice, in her voice, this is what is considered, this is what we say is lying, it is not correct. Therefore, in the hadith, it says:
(ﷺ) said: “Woe to him who lies in his talk to make the people laugh, Woe to him! Woe to him!”
صلى الله عليه وسلم ويل للذي يحدث ليضحك به القوم ويل له ثم ويل له
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 070 رأيكم في وسائل الإعلام الإسلامية؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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