What is the ruling on what some people on television channels do when one of the scholars dies, such as filming the place of his lesson, his mosque, and his pulpit?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when one of the great scholars passes away, some of the people of the satellite channels, who love what is good, film the place of this scholar’s lesson, his mosque, and the pulpit from which he delivered sermons.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible. This is a progression toward exaggeration regarding the righteous and exaggeration regarding the scholars. These matters are not permissible. Yes, the scholar’s biography and his deeds remain, but as for his pulpit and his house, there is no benefit in them. There is no benefit. So, if you know his house, what benefit is there? He has gone and left it; he has died. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when one of the great scholars passes away, some of the people of the satellite channels, who love what is good, film the place of this scholar’s lesson, his mosque, and the pulpit from which he delivered sermons.
Answer:
This is not permissible. This is not permissible. This is a progression toward exaggeration regarding the righteous and exaggeration regarding the scholars. These matters are not permissible. Yes, the scholar’s biography and his deeds remain, but as for his pulpit and his house, there is no benefit in them. There is no benefit. So, if you know his house, what benefit is there? He has gone and left it; he has died. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2701- 4717] ما حكم ما يفعله بعض أهل القنوات عند موت أحد العلماء من تصوير مكان درسه ومسجده ومنبره؟ — youtube.com
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