What is the ruling on keeping a television in one's home, and does one thereby deceive his dependents?
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The Shaykh : Is the television one of the tools of amusement, and is one who dies with a television in his home a deceiver of his dependents?
Yes, if he dies knowing that his family uses it for what is forbidden, meaning they use the television, then he is deceiving them, because he is their guardian. As for whether it is a tool of amusement, that depends on what is turned on; it may be turned on to news, or to useful things, because it is a device, but most people use it for amusement.
Yes, if he dies knowing that his family uses it for what is forbidden, meaning they use the television, then he is deceiving them, because he is their guardian. As for whether it is a tool of amusement, that depends on what is turned on; it may be turned on to news, or to useful things, because it is a device, but most people use it for amusement.