Advice for those who waste Ramadan with television and gatherings

Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is your guidance, Honorable Shaykh, regarding those who waste the days and nights of the blessed month of Ramadan by watching television and other forms of relaxation and gatherings?

Answer:
This is a waste. This is a waste of the month of Ramadan. It is an opportunity in a Muslim’s life that he may not experience a second time. He should utilize it in obedience to Allah, in the remembrance of Allah, and in righteous deeds, and not waste it in amusement, play, heedlessness, and laziness, or worse than that, by wasting it in sins and forbidden things, or by following low-quality serials that waste time. At the very least, they are amusing and a waste of time. Otherwise, they contain mockery, ridicule, and forbidden matters. So the Muslim preserves his time and elevates himself above baseness, trivialities, and things that harm him. Yes.