Continuation of the discussion on the ruling regarding television.
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The questioner : Is television permissible or forbidden?
The Shaykh : I wanted to address the brother who is still eating with his left hand. - LaughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him). I wanted to answer him with the same question. I think I made it clear to you in my last conversation with the doctor when I compared television, the tape recorder, and others to the tongue of a human being. So it is not correct to say that television is forbidden, nor is it correct to say that television is permissible. I think you understood this from me?
The questioner : Yes. I understood you well.
The Shaykh : Good. The ruling depends on what is shown. If what is shown benefits the viewers, it is beneficial, and the opposite is the opposite. That is it.
The questioner : I understood you well. The good thing is good, and the idle thing, leave it.
The questioner : A guest from Palestine.
The Shaykh : Welcome and greetings. From which town?
The questioner : ... Nablus district.
The Shaykh : Nablus district. May Allah relieve the Muslims. There is no power and no strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : I wanted to address the brother who is still eating with his left hand. - LaughsThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him). I wanted to answer him with the same question. I think I made it clear to you in my last conversation with the doctor when I compared television, the tape recorder, and others to the tongue of a human being. So it is not correct to say that television is forbidden, nor is it correct to say that television is permissible. I think you understood this from me?
The questioner : Yes. I understood you well.
The Shaykh : Good. The ruling depends on what is shown. If what is shown benefits the viewers, it is beneficial, and the opposite is the opposite. That is it.
The questioner : I understood you well. The good thing is good, and the idle thing, leave it.
The questioner : A guest from Palestine.
The Shaykh : Welcome and greetings. From which town?
The questioner : ... Nablus district.
The Shaykh : Nablus district. May Allah relieve the Muslims. There is no power and no strength except with Allah.
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