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Ridwaan Ravat
04-26-2015, 05:33 PM
[emoji342] The Influence of Television [emoji342]

By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi Aleyhi)

One of the many Sunnats of the Ambiya (عليهم السلام) is that of Hayaa – shame and modesty : a quality which is sorely missing in the lives of the majority of Muslims today and which should otherwise be an outstanding characteristic and feature of all Muslims, whether married or un-married. The Hadith states : ‘Hayaa is a branch of Imaan.’

Television is such an evil that if our society only understood its reality, then they would find no excuse to watch. Its spiritual harm is that it takes away the hayaa and shame of our men, women and children. The content of most television programmes is nothing but immodesty and indecency, which invites nothing but immodesty and indecency – into our homes, into our lives and the lives of our children.

However, this truth and reality seems to just pass over the understanding of even those Muslims who have some link with Deen. Many are regular with Salaah, they are seen in the Masjid, they are wearing the garb of the pious and yet they will be the ones to present flimsy and feeble excuses to view television programmes.

Let us consider this situation of sin from the following view – which Alhamdulillah, has been a means of many getting rid of the television. 🃘

If a person has to knock on your door and tell you: "I would like to use your lounge to commit adultery."

Or a group of some friends have to request you : "We would like to use your home to gamble and enjoy our liquor."

Or a group of youngsters have to tell you : "We have chosen your home as a venue for our partying, dancing, drug-taking and fornicating."

Or a Christian family has to request you :🃘"We would like to use your home as a venue for our church ceremony: the marriage of our daughter as well as the baptism of our grandchild. We have already obtained the consent of one of our priests."

Or some idol-worshippers have to suggest : "We would like to carry out some of our religious rites in your home. We would like to bring our idols also. You are more than welcome to observe or participate in our rites."

Many Muslims, on hearing such requests, will get very angry; will express disgust – if not swear and curse such suggestions. However, these very same Muslims, who will even resort to swearing and cursing such proposals, invite into their homes all of the above by the switch of the television, by hiring English and Hindi films and DVDs and downloading porn and other films from the Internet. There is so much of adultery, partying and other filth that we seem to just welcome into our homes – least realizing the consequences.

Just to give you one example and this is but the tip of the iceberg – and it is said with the intention of removing the blindfold that most parents wear :

A father of four children mentioned to me that he had got rid of his television and he thereafter explained why. He said that late one night he heard strange noises from his children’s room. On opening the door of their room, he found their television switched on. […This is our concept of modesty : parents must have their own television, to view all kinds of filthy programmes in their privacy, and children must have their own television to view all kinds of indecency in their privacy (Na-uzu Billah).] The father mentioned that there were dirty and obscene scenes of naked people on the television screen. He mentioned that it was filthy and that it shocked him; but what had him even more shaken was that his children were all undressed, engaging in the same kind of indecent acts. They were imitating the pornography they were viewing. He said himself, that until then he had not considered the harm of television. It took this kind of incident to wake him up.…

This is just one example of so many. Do we wish to face something similar? …Do we care to even know what our sons and daughters are doing in the secrecy of their rooms? The fact that many demand that no one ‘invade’ their space and privacy to the extent of having ‘No Entry’ signs on their doors, should have parents a little more than worried… especially if they are viewing television and are surfing the net or have free access with cell phones. Many have written, that after watching certain films or programmes, the desire came strongly into their hearts to take drugs, drink liquor, murder their parents, indulge in homosexuality, engage in adulterous relationships, commit suicide, rape, and so much else – and many of them do so.

Moreover, with sins like television and evil, lustful glancing, Allah Ta’ala removes the love between husband and wife, and even one's children become disobedient. There are many husbands who entertain thoughts of and fantasize of other women when with their wives, and they will, especially when they are watching different actresses and television presenters. Many wives are guilty of the same infidelity having seen or socialized with ghair-mahareem. Many women are so infatuated and obsessed with some soccer player or cricket player that they become dissatisfied with their husbands, and spend their time fantasizing.

Had the person not viewed all those ghair-mahareem on the television screen and computer screen, and had lowered his gaze in real life situations, then he would not have desired that which he cannot have, and there would not have been dissatisfaction with his (or her) spouse.

Moreover we complain :
"There is no barkat in our homes; there is no barkat in our wealth; there is no barkat in our time. Our children are rebellious. The husband is having an extra marital relationship. The daughter has accepted Christianity. The son is on drugs ....

… and the list of complaints does not end. Then who is to blame except the one who brought all of this Haraam into the home by purchasing the television and exposing the family to so much of sin.…

Great ‘Ulama became Bay’t upon the hands of Maulana Hakeem Fakhrudeen (Rahmatullaahi Aleyhi). He mentioned that there was a time, that with the rising and setting of the sun, he saw nothing but noor in Surat (a city in Gujarat, India). The atmosphere was one of Noor. The day commenced with Salaah, Tilawat, Zikrullah… After the cinemas and television and videos flooded Surat, there was nothing but ‘zulmat’ – darkness. With the distraction of such entertainment, Ibaadah becomes a forgotten duty.

One Wali of Allah Ta’ala, on visiting a home, mentioned that he perceived the sin of Zina (adultery) from the walls of that home. He was able to recognize this due to the purity of his heart. The residents of that home were not indulging in adultery but they were watching the sin on television.

When fire burns against a white wall, it blackens the wall. The Ahle-Dil, with their purified hearts, see the fire of sins which has burnt and blackened the white hearts of the Muslims. Would that we take lesson and take measures to protect ourselves and our children… Insha-Allah.
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Abz2000
04-28-2015, 12:40 PM
Assalamu'alaikum wr wb,
JazakAllahu khayran for the timely reminder,

Reminded me of a book i handn't read in ages which delves into the psychology and provides some informative stats, unavailable on the web but can be gotten from islamic bookshops.

A useful read for anyone interested in the topic, it's copyrighted and very cheap so i only uploaded the intro pages:




















We must also bear in mind that guns don't kill people, and neither do tv's corrupt when lawful and halal programmes are watched. Useful educational programmes are available on stuff like peace tv etc, and since some have made up their minds to send their kids to kufr school, abruptly removing the tv with a stern frown and no reaonable and valid explanation usually serves the agenda of shaytaan to drive the child away from the "unjust and unfair" parents and into the arms of those who rebel against all that is good and just.
Questions like:
All my friends have one, why can't we?
I feel awkward and depressed because all my classmates are talking about what happened on .... Series last night. The whole classroom and playground are a-buzz about whether scott is gonna ask sharleen out on a date, or whether two contestants on celebrity big brother really love each other or it's just casual s-x......

Peace
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