my sister wants to be actress...im totally confused

[zachariasmuslim]

slamalekum/as-salamalaikum(wat evr spelling in english) okay i do not know where to post dis topic, but anyway, my sister is 10yrs old, (we r muslims from bangladesh) by watching american teen and kids show my sister is now saying that she wants to be actress and singer in usa.
1st) so is this bad in islam? will she get sins? well i dont think she wants to make her self naked for acting but she'll definetly not be wearing the hijab/scarf. so she shall not be considered as a proper muslim? i dont think my parents r liking the idea but well they r not directly saying anything yet since she is only 10. but if she does become actress+singer will that have a bad effect, in terms of islam, in my parents as well?
2nd)well some ppl have said that it doesnt matter on her occupation as long as she is following islam, namely having faith in allah, praying, donating zakat, having manners and courtesy, knowing suras and etc she is just fine. so provided that she'd do all tat(expect for wearing hijab) will she be then alright?
3rd)im a bit confused some muslims say tat as long as u've got faith in allah and pray u r a muslim, while others say tat a muslim must wear heavy clothes, cannot look at girls, girls/women cannot go outside, cannot talk to a man, muslims also must kill non-muslims and etc. and wat about dudes like sharook khan, salman khan? they're muslims too arnt they? but theyre acting in films and etc so does tat mean they're bad? and mohammad ali also use to box without shirt so does tat also mean he's bad?

[SixTen]

Acting is a haram occupation, regardless if you follow Islaam.

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Acting involves things that are contrary to Islam, so it wouldnt be a good idea. And u dunno how it might affect her in the long run, which might not be good...
Since she is only 10...maybe u should let her watch less bollywood and introduce her to more stuff on Islam, also in a fun way.

[Nájlá]

Acting involves things that are contrary to Islam, so it wouldnt be a good idea. And u dunno how it might affect her in the long run, which might not be good...
Since she is only 10...maybe u should let her watch less bollywood and introduce her to more stuff on Islam, also in a fun way.

i agree

i remeber my cousin used watch lots of movies and the she decided she wanted to become an acter so ofcourse her parents didnt let her so they used stop her from watching movies and only allowed her to watch cartoons and stuff on islam. and it work alhamdullah. she now wants to become a writer *i think*

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

Alhamdulillah that's good.

[Whatsthepoint]

Acting is a haram occupation, regardless if you follow Islaam.

Is it haraam per se or does it depend on the role and teh movie?

[Cabdullahi]

^
Bad movie=acting is haram
Good movie(educational or islamic)=acting is halal provided the person follows the right guidelines

Its that simple and straightforwad and i think you couldve answered that question yourself but nonetheless we will give you an answer for every question you ask whether serious or purposely silly

[SixTen]

Is it haraam per se or does it depend on the role and teh movie?

If you are acting - I am assuming it is for entertainment purposes, hence haram. Same reason you can play football, but can't be a paid footballer.

[Whatsthepoint]

^
Bad movie=acting is haram
Good movie(educational or islamic)=acting is halal provided the person follows the right guidelines

Thats' what I though.

Its that simple and straightforwad and i think you couldve answered that question yourself but nonetheless we will give you an answer for every question you ask whether serious or purposely silly

I could ye, but I've encountered a couple of similar question where my common sense prduce a wrong answer. For insatnce, drowning or burning in a fire will automatically make you a martyr, even if you don't do anything curageous. Or instrumenal music, haraam in all cuurcumstances.
Besides, many muslims claim portraying living creatures is haraam, some claim photography is haraam, so I though cinema could be haraam as well.

I only ask silly questions in silly threads.

[Whatsthepoint]

If you are acting - I am assuming it is for entertainment purposes, hence haram. Same reason you can play football, but can't be a paid footballer.

1. So for a movie to be islamically permissible, it's got to be educational?
2. You sure about that?

[Cabdullahi]

Thats' what I though.


I could ye, but I've encountered a couple of similar question where my common sense prduce a wrong answer. For insatnce, drowning or burning in a fire will automatically make you a martyr, even if you don't do anything curageous. Or instrumenal music, haraam in all cuurcumstances.
Besides, many muslims claim portraying living creatures is haraam, some claim photography is haraam, so I though cinema could be haraam as well.

I only ask silly questions in silly threads.

Ok brother just forget anything you've heard and just remember this that Allah informs us in the qur'an that He does not burden any soul with more than it can bear

[Cabdullahi]

Im sure you watch alot of movies,i used to also but do you think the movies nowadays do a great deal for the society or do they advertise bad behaviours and actions,its about what makes the most revenue now, people seem to just want crazy and controversial stuff , good movies with true meaning is a thing of the past

[SixTen]

1. So for a movie to be islamically permissible, it's got to be educational?
2. You sure about that?

1. If the movie is non-entertainment and useful - it would be permissable. For example, a documentary to do with hajj.
2. Yes, you cannot be employed in a work where you get paid for entertainment.

[Whatsthepoint]

Im sure you watch alot of movies,i used to also but do you think the movies nowadays do a great deal for the society or do they advertise bad behaviours and actions,its about what makes the most revenue now, people seem to just want crazy and controversial stuff , good movies with true meaning is a thing of the past

Not at all, plenty of good movies are made nowadays, you just need to look a litlle deeper, beyond the hollywood studio crap. Once you've done that, you'll see most movies are not made to make money but to promote art.

[Whatsthepoint]

1. If the movie is non-entertainment and useful - it would be permissable. For example, a documentary to do with hajj.
2. Yes, you cannot be employed in a work where you get paid for entertainment.

What about non-isalmic documentaries?

[SixTen]

What about non-isalmic documentaries?

It doesn't have to be Islamic, just useful. i.e., teaching medicine.

[Whatsthepoint]

It doesn't have to be Islamic, just useful. i.e., teaching medicine.

Yeah, I thought so.
what about non-entertaining movies, like dramas and such? Provided that they don't include unislamic elements.

[Cabdullahi]

Yeah, I thought so.
what about non-entertaining movies, like dramas and such? Provided that they don't include unislamic elements.

Yeah there's plenty of arabic drama,you just need the arabic satellite,but some of it is not islamic and some are worse then eastenders!

[Whatsthepoint]

Yeah there's plenty of arabic drama,you just need the arabic satellite,but some of it is not islamic and some are worse then eastenders!

Why does it have to be arabic?

[SixTen]

Yeah, I thought so.
what about non-entertaining movies, like dramas and such? Provided that they don't include unislamic elements.

Drama's fall under entertainment though.