What is the ruling on opening a commercial shop for repairing televisions, video, and telephones?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on opening a commercial shop for repairing televisions, video devices, telephones, and similar items?
The Shaykh : Opening a commercial shop to repair televisions, satellite dishes, or similar forbidden devices is forbidden, because this falls under the category of cooperating in sin and aggression. However, there is nothing wrong with repairing telephones, recorders, and radios, because the predominant use of televisions and satellite dishes is for what is forbidden, whereas the predominant use of radios, recorders, and telephones is for what is permissible. The predominant use is what is taken into account. It is said: As for repairing televisions and satellite dishes, this is not permissible; but as for repairing telephones, recorders, and radios, there is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : Opening a commercial shop to repair televisions, satellite dishes, or similar forbidden devices is forbidden, because this falls under the category of cooperating in sin and aggression. However, there is nothing wrong with repairing telephones, recorders, and radios, because the predominant use of televisions and satellite dishes is for what is forbidden, whereas the predominant use of radios, recorders, and telephones is for what is permissible. The predominant use is what is taken into account. It is said: As for repairing televisions and satellite dishes, this is not permissible; but as for repairing telephones, recorders, and radios, there is nothing wrong with it.