The ruling on following satellite programs that cast doubt on the Sunnah
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Question:
The questioner says: There are some people who listen to satellite channels in talk shows that cast doubt on the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the virtue of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and they disparage our scholars, saying they are strict Salafis. They also say, “Our faith is strong; these programs do not harm us.” What is the ruling?
Answer:
This is the delusion of their claim that "our faith is strong and these programs will not harm us." This is self-approval and delusion. It is fitting for such a person to be struck by misguidance, may Allah protect us from that. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:49] And He the Exalted said: "So do not..." [An-Najm 53:32] So stay away from fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and do not open the door for yourself to look into these trials and these satellite channels. Turn them off and do not look at them, because they affect your heart, they affect your mind, and they affect your religion. So stay away from them and do not pay attention to them. Yes.
The questioner says: There are some people who listen to satellite channels in talk shows that cast doubt on the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the virtue of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), and they disparage our scholars, saying they are strict Salafis. They also say, “Our faith is strong; these programs do not harm us.” What is the ruling?
Answer:
This is the delusion of their claim that "our faith is strong and these programs will not harm us." This is self-approval and delusion. It is fitting for such a person to be struck by misguidance, may Allah protect us from that. Allah the Exalted said:
Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].
أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم بَلِ اللَّهُ يُزَكِّي مَن يَشَاءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًاclaim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-55-هو الذي أرسل رسوله بالهدى ودين الحق|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (32:47)
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