Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Could you please explain why it is haraam to watch news?

· 5 Shaʻban 1424 AH1 min readFatwa 9668English

Question

Assalaamu Alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I understand why it is haraam to watch certain programs such as dramas, etc., but I do not understand why watching the news is haraam. Jazakallah khayrun

Answer

Television is prohibited not only for its content but for various other reasons as well.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
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