My husband wanted to bring satellite TV to my children, so I refused, but he brought it and placed it in a room on the roof.
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The questioner : Buraydah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the sisters says: O honorable Shaykh, my husband wanted to bring satellite TV to my children. I refused, so he brought it and placed it in a room on the roof. Then he started spending all his time sitting with it.
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner : Even until sleep, and we bring his food to him in this room.
The Shaykh : Poor thing.
The questioner : He cut off his interaction with his children and sitting with them until the school complained about their poor performance. He started behaving badly over the slightest things. Once, he threw me out of the house, and I stayed with the neighbors because my family is in Madinah al-Munawwarah. Now I am with my family. What should I do, especially since I have children as I mentioned? I hope you will guide me.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the truth is with this woman, as long as the situation with this man has reached the point where he is devoted to this satellite TV. The truth is with her. It is obligatory for the man—if the matter is as the woman described—to fear Allah the Exalted regarding himself, and to break this satellite TV, because it has prevented him from obeying Allah, prevented him from interacting with his family, prevented him from caring for his children, and prevented him from great interests. Let him fear Allah. I ask Allah to make him hear my words. Let him fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and break this device that led to the situation the woman described. If he does that, his life will become pleasant, his heart will be at peace, his affairs will be rectified, and Allah will gather him with his family and children. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : One of the sisters says: O honorable Shaykh, my husband wanted to bring satellite TV to my children. I refused, so he brought it and placed it in a room on the roof. Then he started spending all his time sitting with it.
The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner : Even until sleep, and we bring his food to him in this room.
The Shaykh : Poor thing.
The questioner : He cut off his interaction with his children and sitting with them until the school complained about their poor performance. He started behaving badly over the slightest things. Once, he threw me out of the house, and I stayed with the neighbors because my family is in Madinah al-Munawwarah. Now I am with my family. What should I do, especially since I have children as I mentioned? I hope you will guide me.
The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the truth is with this woman, as long as the situation with this man has reached the point where he is devoted to this satellite TV. The truth is with her. It is obligatory for the man—if the matter is as the woman described—to fear Allah the Exalted regarding himself, and to break this satellite TV, because it has prevented him from obeying Allah, prevented him from interacting with his family, prevented him from caring for his children, and prevented him from great interests. Let him fear Allah. I ask Allah to make him hear my words. Let him fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and break this device that led to the situation the woman described. If he does that, his life will become pleasant, his heart will be at peace, his affairs will be rectified, and Allah will gather him with his family and children. Yes.