The ruling on the presence of a television in patients' rooms

Q: Some patients' rooms have a television. Some of them want it, while others do not, because it causes annoyance and disturbance to some of them. So what should we do in this situation?

A: In such a case, if a patient is in a room with other patients who do not approve of the television, it should not be placed with them, in order to unite their hearts and cut off the source of discord. If they all desire it, there is no harm in that, provided that they only watch what benefits them, such as the Qur'an at a low volume, learning knowledge, and other things that benefit them in their religion and worldly affairs. It should be closed off from what harms them, such as songs, entertainment, and the like. If they leave it off entirely, that is safer and better. They know best what is in their own interest and for their own well-being. As for compelling them to watch something that harms them, annoys them, and perhaps keeps them from sleep and rest, or if some of them are foolish and do not care about their fellow patients, that is not permissible. It is obligatory that it be under the supervision of a trustworthy person who fears Allah regarding them, so that he does not let them watch anything except what benefits them with their consent. Otherwise, he should turn it off if they do not approve of it.