Can Atari tapes be a substitute for cartoons that have a negative impact, especially on creed and morals?
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The questioner : May Allah preserve you, Shaykh, the impact of cartoons and what are called animated drawings on the morals of the young, and especially on their creed, is not hidden from you. But if one finds, and especially in this time, there is a lot of Atari, Atari devices, and Atari tapes being sold, can these tapes be a substitute and replacement for cartoons?
The Shaykh : We are often told that the cartoons broadcast on television are harmful, and they may be harmful to the creed.
But have you seen or heard of a specific thing so that we know whether it contradicts the creed or not?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, then, it is not permissible for us to allow our children, boys and girls, to watch this cartoon as long as it changes the creed. How can we let them watch it? As for buying a substitute, that is necessary. You must buy a substitute. And this substitute is, as you mentioned, what is currently being promoted, which is a device called, I think, a VCR.
The questioner : And the Atari.
The Shaykh : And the Atari. I do not know about the Atari, but this is certainly a substitute. However, if a video device were placed and this image were transferred from it so that the children, boys and girls, could benefit from it, that would be better.
The Shaykh : We are often told that the cartoons broadcast on television are harmful, and they may be harmful to the creed.
But have you seen or heard of a specific thing so that we know whether it contradicts the creed or not?
The questioner : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Well, then, it is not permissible for us to allow our children, boys and girls, to watch this cartoon as long as it changes the creed. How can we let them watch it? As for buying a substitute, that is necessary. You must buy a substitute. And this substitute is, as you mentioned, what is currently being promoted, which is a device called, I think, a VCR.
The questioner : And the Atari.
The Shaykh : And the Atari. I do not know about the Atari, but this is certainly a substitute. However, if a video device were placed and this image were transferred from it so that the children, boys and girls, could benefit from it, that would be better.