What is the role of the committed young man in the midst of the spread of evil, such as satellite channels?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, in this time, some evils have appeared that corrupt the belief of the Muslim, and the committed young man suffers internally from seeing some of the conditions of Muslims in using them, and he also fears this saying: "If you do not call, you will be called". So what is the role of the committed young man? I direct this question to you, O honorable Shaykh, to clear my conscience before Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
The Shaykh : Yes, if you mentioned some of the evils that have appeared?
The questioner : Among these evils, may Allah reward you, are what are called the dishes on the houses, which involve the destruction of belief and the corruption of the morals of Muslims.
The Shaykh : You mean the satellite dishes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, we have spoken from this place several times about these satellite dishes and clarified that it is not permissible for a person to possess them because of the great harms they contain that destroy belief and morals, and also because they are corrupting, meaning they destroy and corrupt as well. And strange things and odd stories have reached us about this; those who watch these vile things take them as if they were stories for the night. For this reason, we warn against possessing them and say to whoever has possessed them: you bear the sin of it and the sin of whoever uses it, because this calamity extends to the neighbors as well; the neighbors can take from it, so it is a trial. And I do not know about this poor man who put it in his house; I do not know if he knows or if he has a covenant with Allah that he will be immortalized?
[Maryam 19:78] What does he know? Perhaps he will die on his day before his sun sets, or in his night before his dawn breaks, and then these sins will remain recorded against him in his scrolls of deeds while he is in his grave, and refuge is sought in Allah! For this reason, we warn against them with the utmost caution, and we see that their presence in houses is forbidden, and that a person must fear Allah for himself first, for his family second, for his neighbors third, and for his community fourth, because if the community sees someone put it up, they say: then there is no harm in it. And then evil leads to some of itself, and the people of evil hold fast to one another and strengthen one another. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said regarding the punishment of the people of the Fire: [Az-Zukhruf 43:39].
So the important thing, as advice to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to clear the conscience, is that I warn the Muslims against these satellite dishes, or dishes, or receivers, from putting them in their houses. And I say: Fear Allah for yourselves, your families, your neighbors, and your community, and do not be deceived by this worldly life, and do not be deceived by Allah with delusion. Yes.
The questioner : The role of the young man, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The role of the young man in this?
The Shaykh : The role of the young man is to advise and warn. And if he is in his house, let him boycott if that is a cause for reform. And if that is not a cause for reform, he does not boycott; he comes and withdraws to one of the rooms or one of the chambers.
The Shaykh : Yes, if you mentioned some of the evils that have appeared?
The questioner : Among these evils, may Allah reward you, are what are called the dishes on the houses, which involve the destruction of belief and the corruption of the morals of Muslims.
The Shaykh : You mean the satellite dishes?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, we have spoken from this place several times about these satellite dishes and clarified that it is not permissible for a person to possess them because of the great harms they contain that destroy belief and morals, and also because they are corrupting, meaning they destroy and corrupt as well. And strange things and odd stories have reached us about this; those who watch these vile things take them as if they were stories for the night. For this reason, we warn against possessing them and say to whoever has possessed them: you bear the sin of it and the sin of whoever uses it, because this calamity extends to the neighbors as well; the neighbors can take from it, so it is a trial. And I do not know about this poor man who put it in his house; I do not know if he knows or if he has a covenant with Allah that he will be immortalized?
Has he looked into the unseen, or has he taken from the Most Merciful a promise?
أطّلع الغيب أم اتّخذ عند الرّحمن عهداAnd never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
ولن ينفعكم اليوم إذ ظلمتم أنّكم في العذاب مشتركونSo the important thing, as advice to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and to clear the conscience, is that I warn the Muslims against these satellite dishes, or dishes, or receivers, from putting them in their houses. And I say: Fear Allah for yourselves, your families, your neighbors, and your community, and do not be deceived by this worldly life, and do not be deceived by Allah with delusion. Yes.
The questioner : The role of the young man, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : The role of the young man in this?
The Shaykh : The role of the young man is to advise and warn. And if he is in his house, let him boycott if that is a cause for reform. And if that is not a cause for reform, he does not boycott; he comes and withdraws to one of the rooms or one of the chambers.