Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Please explain the difference between pictures on a TV and on a computer. Can I also use physical training videos to do fitness training and martial arts as I do not have the time to go to clubs?

· 24 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 2737English

Question

Yet you mentioned in a different fatwa that television and photos are the same. Please explain the difference between images on a TV and on a computer. Can I also use physical training videos to do fitness training and martial arts as I do not have the time to go to clubs? If I go to clubs, it conflicts with namaz time and I would like to stay fit by training at home. These videos provide instruction as well as motivation. I try not to watch TV for entertainment purposes.

Answer

Respected Brother-in-Islam

Assalaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullaahi Wa Barakaatuhu

There are many other factors besides pictures and photos for television being Haraam.

We reiterate that the images that appear in tvs and videos and computers are not Tasweer (pictures) which is prohibited in Shari'ah. It is permissible to follow educational instructions from computers and videos on condition there is nothing un-Islamic in it.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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