Ruling on watching TV | Fataawa
Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz رحمه الله said:
Watching TV is very dangerous and I advise you not to watch it and not to sit in front of it as far as possible.
However, if a viewer has the moral strength to benefit from what is good and it will not attract them to evil, then there is nothing to prevent them from that, if they know that they have that moral strength.
If they can listen to something good and benefit from it, and keep away from offensive things — such as songs, objectionable dramas, and other harmful things — then there is nothing wrong with this.
But usually one thing leads to another, which is why I advise people not to bring a TV into their homes and not to watch it because one thing leads to another, and people are inclined to watch strange things if they are within reach.
It is not like listening; listening is less dangerous, but watching and listening are more attractive and people become more attached to this.
Still worse than this are the videos, if they contain the lewd films that are circulated among people – we seek refuge with Allah from them.
These depraved videos are more evil; we must be on our guard against them and use our intelligence.
If we find any film of that nature, it must be destroyed or something recorded over it to remove the depravity.
If it is possible, something useful should be recorded over it to remove the obscenity, and so some benefit may be gained from the tape on which something good has been recorded.
The worst of all are the satellite dishes. It is obligatory for us to beware of them and avoid installing them in our homes. May Allah keep the Muslims safe from all evil!
[Majmū' al-Fatāwā ibn Baz 9/384]
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Shaykh Abdul Aziz ibn Baz رحمه الله said:
As for Television, it is a dangerous instrument whose harmful influence is as serious as that of the Cinema, or even more.
We already know from the works discussing it and from the words of knowledgeable people (of its effect) in Arabian countries and others that it is dangerous and that it negatively influences creed and morals, and disturbs the conditions of society.
This occurs through enactment of loose morals, displaying nudity, giving voice to destructive irreligious sermons and articles, urging imitation of disbelievers in their manners and costume, aggrandizement of their chiefs and leaders, indifference to the morals of the Muslims and to their style dress, and contempt of Muslim scholars and heroes.
[Majmū' al-Fatāwā ibn Baz 3/227]
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Some of the good people bring a television into his home and he says (he did that because) he does not want to be accused of extremism; so what is your excellency’s advice?
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān (may Allāh preserve him) said:
Abstaining from television is not extremism. Rather, it is only a protection for the religion, the family and the children. So he abstains from the harmful means, because its presence (in the home) is accompanied by harm — for the children and women.
It is harmful, even upon the owner of the house (i.e the man). Who feels secure against tribulations upon himself?! Every time an individual stays away from the causes of tribulation, that will be better for him with regards to his condition and wealth. Abstaining from television is not extremism. It is only from (taking) protection.
[Al-Muntaqá min al-Fatāwá (1/225)]
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