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The Pictures
of Television
The Holy Messenger of Allah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said,
"The severest punished on the Day of Qiyaamah will be the picture makers."
(Agreed)
Without any doubt, the consensus of Islamic legal opinion is that pictures
of living objects are Haraam. Not a single Islamic Law book or a single
jurist of Islam has given a contrary opinion. It is only some of the �learned�
ones of the 20th century who have and are endeavouring to abrogate
the Law of Allah by despicably attempting to legalise pictures of animate
objects. The Law of Allah on pictures of human beings or animals is final
and irrevocable. Pictures are condemned and outlawed by the Shari�ah.
Television is a medium whose life and existence is dependent on pictures
and the institution of picture production. Without pictures there is no
television. The very term television means:
"The electrical transmission of pictures in motion�"
Islam forbids all uses and so-called benefits derived from pictures.
Thus:
(i) the making of pictures,
(ii) the keeping of pictures,
(iii) entering houses wherein there are pictures displayed and
(iv) looking and gazing at pictures with desire or satisfaction are
all forbidden in Islam.
A person who keeps a picture of a photo of an animate object is guilty
of transgressing one or two of the above-mentioned Islamic prohibitions
associated with pictures, for he may keep a picture without displaying
it and looking at it occasionally. But, one who purchases a television
set and enjoys its programmes is guilty of breaching all the Islamic prohibitions
set out above. Let us deal with each factor individually.
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Making
of Pictures
The first and foremost warning of Islam against pictures is directed
at the picture-makers. Our Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam said,
"Every picture maker will be in fire."
"The severest punished on the Day of Qiyaamah will be the picture makers."
(Agreed)
"The severest punished persons on the Day of Qiyaamah will be those who
imitated Allah�s aspects of creation."
(Agreed)
(NB: Our Nabi sallallahu alaihe wasallam made this statement while
destroying a picture.)
The television is a medium that not only displays, but also actually
produces pictures. By switching on your TV set you are actually assisting
in picture-production. Thus, those who indulge in TV are guilty of the
Kabirah (great) sin of producing pictures for which terrible chastisement
has been threatened by our Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam.
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Keeping
of Pictures
Islam has likewise forbidden the keeping of pictures of animate objects.
Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said,
"The Angels (of Mercy) do not enter a house wherein there are pictures
or a dog."
(Agreed)
Hazrat Aisha radiyallahu anha narrates, "The Messenger of Allah
sallallahu alaihe wasallam returned from a journey and I had screened
(the entrance) with a curtain on which were pictures. Rasoolullah sallallahu
alaihe wasallam ripped it (the curtain) off and said, �The severest
punished people on the Day of Qiyaamah will be those who imitate Allah�s
aspects of creation (i.e. life)."
Another reason for the prohibition of keeping pictures is the factor
of Tashabbuh bil kuffar or imitating the unbelievers. Hazrat Mufti
Muhammad Shafi, Grand Mufti of Pakistan, says, "One of the factors for
the prohibition of pictures is Tashabbuh bil kuffar."
Angels of Mercy do not enter your home when your TV set is portraying
the pictures of animate objects. Our Nabi sallallahu alaihe wasallam
commanded
that pictures are destroyed, but the lover of television acts in direct
contradiction to the command of Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam
by
bringing into existence pictures by way of the institution of TV.
So, when you switch on your television set then remember that you are
guilty of a Kabirah sin of keeping and displaying pictures in your home.
Your home is therefore deprived of Allah�s Mercy; the Angels of Mercy do
not approach it; the Shayateen enter it and Allah�s wrath and our Nabi�s
sallallahu alaihe wasallam displeasure settles with you. In maintaining
the TV pictures on your TV screen you are just as guilty as the one who
decorates his walls and home with swill pictures. You should know that
the pictures on the television screen are also still pictures like all
other pictures or photos. The motion you see on your TV screen is illusory
and false. The �motion� depicted on the screen is simulated by the rapid
transmission of a large number of still pictures.
The Encyclopaedia International states:
"The illusion of motion in television is produced by showing 30 still
pictures, or frames, each second. Through persistence of vision the brain
retains each picture until the next comes along. We are not aware of the
fact that our eyes are really seeing a rapidly changing sequence of a large
number of slightly different still pictures."
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