Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Under Islam, TV is not condoned. What are the thoughts on watching the Al-Jazeera network broadcasts, since it is a Muslim station?

· 10 Rabiʻ I 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 8602English

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Under Islam, TV is not condoned. What are the thoughts on watching the Al-Jazeera network broadcasts, since it is a Muslim station?

Answer

TV of any network broadcast is not permissible. That includes al-Jazeera TV.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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