The Ruling on Establishing Islamic Channels and the Ruling on Buying a Satellite Dish for the Purpose of Watching Islamic Channels
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Some of the brothers believe that the existence of a legitimate channel competing with those lowly channels broadcast via satellite justifies acquiring it. I ask you to clarify what the honorable Shaykh thinks about this?
What I see is that an Islamic channel should be established where scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge and possess sound creed speak, clarifying the truth without quarreling, disputes, or cursing others. If such a channel exists, Allah will benefit people through it. I ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bring this about, because the fact that people watch nothing but what is broadcast on these destructive satellite channels is a great harm. However, if an Islamic channel exists where scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge and strong in clarifying the truth speak, then every commodity has a buyer. The people of falsehood will go to falsehood, and the people of good will go to good.
And if this Islamic channel is attractive in its presentation, in its raising of issues, and in its answering of difficulties, many people will turn to it, even those who do not want this. So I ask Allah to bring this about soon, so that people will be occupied with it instead of watching the corrupt, harmful satellite channels.
The questioner: Does this serve as a justification for someone who does not have a satellite dish to buy a satellite dish on the basis of this?Answer: Yes, he buys the satellite dish on this basis. Is it not the case that we now have the Quran Radio, which is entirely sound? And there are people who have radios and listen only to the Quran Radio. As long as we have a realized benefit, these illusions are discarded and have no standing.
What I see is that an Islamic channel should be established where scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge and possess sound creed speak, clarifying the truth without quarreling, disputes, or cursing others. If such a channel exists, Allah will benefit people through it. I ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to bring this about, because the fact that people watch nothing but what is broadcast on these destructive satellite channels is a great harm. However, if an Islamic channel exists where scholars who are firmly grounded in knowledge and strong in clarifying the truth speak, then every commodity has a buyer. The people of falsehood will go to falsehood, and the people of good will go to good.
And if this Islamic channel is attractive in its presentation, in its raising of issues, and in its answering of difficulties, many people will turn to it, even those who do not want this. So I ask Allah to bring this about soon, so that people will be occupied with it instead of watching the corrupt, harmful satellite channels.
The questioner: Does this serve as a justification for someone who does not have a satellite dish to buy a satellite dish on the basis of this?Answer: Yes, he buys the satellite dish on this basis. Is it not the case that we now have the Quran Radio, which is entirely sound? And there are people who have radios and listen only to the Quran Radio. As long as we have a realized benefit, these illusions are discarded and have no standing.