The ruling on television series that depict the Companions
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Some channels will be airing a dramatized series in Ramadan about the Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and it also features characters portraying the Companions and 'Umar's wife. What is the ruling on watching these dramatizations? And is there any guidance from the honorable scholars regarding this?
Answer:
The honorable scholars have issued rulings prohibiting these series that depict the Companions. They have issued rulings from various parts of the Islamic world. The fiqh academies and scientific conferences have issued rulings prohibiting this.
However, these professionals, or those who include innovators, and those who hate the Companions, who hate the Companions, want to earn a living from these series, and they do not care about what is lawful or forbidden. Their reckoning is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but it is not permissible for a Muslim to be pleased with them, nor to watch them, while knowing that they are forbidden. It is not permissible for him to watch them, because if he watches them, he endorses falsehood. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Some channels will be airing a dramatized series in Ramadan about the Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), and it also features characters portraying the Companions and 'Umar's wife. What is the ruling on watching these dramatizations? And is there any guidance from the honorable scholars regarding this?
Answer:
The honorable scholars have issued rulings prohibiting these series that depict the Companions. They have issued rulings from various parts of the Islamic world. The fiqh academies and scientific conferences have issued rulings prohibiting this.
However, these professionals, or those who include innovators, and those who hate the Companions, who hate the Companions, want to earn a living from these series, and they do not care about what is lawful or forbidden. Their reckoning is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), but it is not permissible for a Muslim to be pleased with them, nor to watch them, while knowing that they are forbidden. It is not permissible for him to watch them, because if he watches them, he endorses falsehood. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [597] حكم المسلسلات التي فيها تمثيل الصحابة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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