watching TV

allah rakkah lav

i love allah alone
i heard tat watching tv n listening music is haram is it so??
then now a days most of them r not quiting it
y media plays such a key role now
 

ShyHijabi

Junior Member
Asalaam Aliekum,

Whenever you "hear" something is haraam I would ask for evidence supporting this claim. TV is a tool which can be used for good or evil. You have control over what you watch so the onus of responsibility lies directly on your shoulders. I've watched many educational shows and was even able to watch the hajj of other Muslims by my TV. (when I owned one...haven't had one for 4 yrs now)

TV also has a way of revealing the evils committed by nations such as the US...kind of hard to claim we are fighting "terrorists" when images of dead children are put on the screen. Of course there are haraam images on TV but we all have the ability to turn the channel or turn off the tv set, don't we?

As far as music goes, just use the search function on TTI and you will read plenty about the haraam vs. halaal opinions from scholars. It would be redundant in the extreme to rehash the arguments here.
 

rightpath_357

Junior Member
I agree with*ShyHijabii*- sis, it depends on what we watch. if we watch music videos, romance movies, things that are a waste of time, then we get bad deeds written. but if we use our tv to watch muslim channels, haddeth, and informative pograms, then we r using it well, and might even get good hasanat. u cud only order good channels 4 ur tv- though i'm not sure how---
 
salam alaykum

who needs tv when u got islambox decorder or visit their web...they have all the islamic channels.....LOL but u still need the tv to plug in the the islambox decorder....but then u can watch online also.......



:hearts::hearts::hearts:
 

Miss Aaliyah

Junior Member
Salam,
You can risk to see or do worse things on a computer than at the tv, does that make the computer haram? There are many good documentaries and similar things about Islam and other interesting things around the world which I can't find on the Internet, so mostly I just turn on the tv when I know it's something like this on that I want to see a certain time at the day. But to be honest I feel I have never time to watch tv now when I'm at university, so when I'm home I do all I need to and then fall asleep lol...
 

allah rakkah lav

i love allah alone
Salam,
You can risk to see or do worse things on a computer than at the tv, does that make the computer haram? There are many good documentaries and similar things about Islam and other interesting things around the world which I can't find on the Internet, so mostly I just turn on the tv when I know it's something like this on that I want to see a certain time at the day. But to be honest I feel I have never time to watch tv now when I'm at university, so when I'm home I do all I need to and then fall asleep lol...

hmm tats nice sis
 

Lookingforlight

Slave of Allah
Things are hardly ever bad- its the way you use things that is good or bad.

For example- a gun can be used to defend the weak and innocent and it can also be used to kill and plunder- its ultimately CHOICE between right and wrong :)

Same goes for TV, computer, cell phones and all that stuff.
 

IslamicGirl24

Junior Member
Assalamu alaykum.

Hope this helps to answer you question.



Is watching TV permitted in Islaam ? If so under what conditions ?


Praise be to Allaah.

The issue of watching films is not free from numerous reservations from a shar’i point of view, such as uncovering ‘awraat, listening to music, spreading corrupt beliefs and calling for imitation of the kuffaar. Allaah has commanded us to lower our gaze, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts). That is purer for them. Verily, Allâh is All-Aware of what they do. And tell the believing women to lower their gaze (from looking at forbidden things), and protect their private parts (from illegal sexual acts)” [al-Noor 24:30-31].

Since lowering the gaze is the basis of protecting the private parts, it is mentioned first. Allaah has made the eyes the reflection of the heart: if a person lowers his gaze, the desire in his heart will be reduced, but if a person looks and stares, the desire in his heart will be provoked.

In Saheeh Muslim (1218) it is reported that Al-Fadl ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him) was riding behind the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) on the Day of Sacrifice (Yawm al-Nahr) from Muzdalifah to Mina, when some women riding on camel-borne sedan chairs passed by. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) turned his [al-Fadl’s] head away. This was prevention and denunciation through action, for if looking were permissible he would have approved of what he did.

In Saheeh al-Bukhaari (6343) it is reported that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Every son of Adam has his share of zinaa decreed for him, and he will undoubtedly get his share. The eye commits zinaa and its zinaa is looking. The tongue commits zinaa and its zinaa is speaking; the feet commit zinaa and their zinaa is walking; the hands commit zinaa and their zinaa is touching. The heart longs and desires for something and the private parts confirm that or deny it.”

He began by mentioning the eye because this is how the zinaa of the hand, foot, heart and private parts begins. By mentioning the zinaa of the tongue, he pointed out that the mouth can commit zinaa by speaking. And he stated that the private parts can confirm that if they make the deed happen, or deny it if that does not happen.

This hadeeth gives the clearest indication that the eye can sin by looking and that this is its zinaa. This is a refutation to those who say that looking is allowed in all circumstances.

It was also reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “O ‘Ali, do not follow a look with a second, for the first look is allowable but not the second.”

A look has the same effect on the heart as an arrow has on its victim. If it does not kill him, it will wound him. It is like a spark of fire in dried grass; if it does not burn all of it, it will still burn some of it. May Allaah have mercy on the one who said:

“Everything starts with a look, and big fires start from little sparks.

How often has a heart been dealt a fatal blow like that of an arrow, with no need for a bow.

As long as a man’s eyes are looking around, looking into the eyes of others, he is in a state of danger.

His eye delights in that which could destroy his heart. The joy that may lead to harm is not welcome.”

Hence Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Fataawa 3/227:

With regard to television, it is a dangerous device and its harmful effects are very great, like those of the cinema, or even worse. We know from the research that has been written about it and from the words of experts in Arab countries and elsewhere enough to indicate that it is dangerous and very harmful to Islamic beliefs (‘aqeedah), morals and the state of society. This is because it includes the presentation of bad morals, tempting scenes, immoral pictures, semi-nakedness, destructive speech, and Kufr. It encourages imitation of their conduct and ways of dressing, respect for their leaders, neglect of Islamic conduct and ways of dressing, and looking down on the scholars and heroes of Islam. It damages their image by portraying them in an off-putting manner that makes people despise them and ignore them. It shows people how to cheat, steal, hatch plots and commit acts of violence against others. Undoubtedly anything that produces so many bad results should be stopped and shunned, and we have to close all the doors that could lead to it. If some of our brothers denounce it and speak out against it, we cannot blame them, because this is a part of sincerity towards Allaah and towards other people.

Whoever thinks that this device (TV) can be free of these evils and can be used only for good purposes if it is censored properly is exaggerating and is making a big mistake, because the censor may miss things and most people nowadays want to imitate the foreigners. It is very rare to find censors who are doing their job properly, especially nowadays when most people are only interested in time-wasting entertainment and things that turn people away from true guidance. Reality bears witness to that.

We ask Allaah to keep us safe from all evil for He is the Most Generous.


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