Is it permissible for me to install satellite dishes according to Islam?
Published as Installing satellite dishes
Question
I am an electrician but I am also good in installing satellite dishes. As you know that it has a positive and negative impact on society. Is it permissible for me to install satellite dishes according to Islam?
Answer
Refuse to do satellite dishes. May Allah Ta`ala give you halaal sustenance.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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