UmmahfiIms??

Brother Ali of ummahfilms is not shia - alhamdulillah, I have found him to be a very sincere brother who affiliates himself with the local ulama.

And Allah is his Judge and ours.

Fee amaanillah

Wassalaam

aIso i heard and read somewhere on the Net that ahmed bukhatir is aIso but i checked the transIation for aII his nasheeds but found no shia type aqeeda in them whatsoever to which someone toId me he has a mass sunni arab foIIowing so dont have any shia aqeeda in his nasheeds??

both the ABOVE BROTHERS, please dont get too carried away with each other. it may be playful sarcasm between you both. (or rather not). but this is not the place for that.

i think the fact that Shiekh Riyad ul Haq even accepts an invitation to speak on tv is actually a fatwa in itself. We all know, love and respect the Shiekh fopr his knoweldge and piety, and the fact that his talks r sometimes broadcasted does not and should not detract from the former in the least InshAllah.

and Allah سبحانه وتعالى KNOWS BEST!

The ummah film clips do have their benefits. far as i can see, in my extremly low/weak knowledge on the subject, its done more good then harm - speaking strictly about the ummahfilms clips (and those of the shaikhs and the recent 1st ever TV interview of M.Taqi usmani) NOT TV as a whole.

The argument against it is that if you allow this who knows what it'll lead to in the future even if there's no music and the sisters issue is sorted out. If some scholars allow this now who knows what our scholars of the future will allow - but then if the benefits outweigh the harms??

It may seem clear cut NO TV in ANY circumstance but I remember Mufti Saeed DB saying long ago a lot of ulama were also against the wearing of watches on the wrists by men (metal ones I think??) as it was thought/interpreted to be a type of jewellery but over time that stance came less and less to scholars. Now to ok certain types of TV may be unthinkable now but who knows....???

long discussion I think???

Brov Shining Light also posted that link on Mufti Taqi's DB opinion on TV/pictures's on a previous thread couple months back.

Allah knows best.

Allah knows Best.

many people have got rid of their tv's but if we start to introduce these channels, people will be tempted by shaytan to bring them back in their homes. And then shaytan will slowly whisper to us 'remember all those films and soaps you used to watch?'. Then one thing leads to another.

I agree with all the above but if you knew the name of the scholar "allegedly" consulted as i mentioned before its hard to believe such concerns did not enter his mind also and how he reached the opinion he did (fully bearing in mind the sunnah of the prophet in his sahabah RAD). In some people's opinion he is probably the most high ranking scholar in the UK - but still I refuse to allow the ting in my house!

I think its NOT saying TV's are ok. No. i think the reason behind it is that some ulama have found it unaviodable so have used it out of nessecity rather then willingly - this decision should/must NOT be used by others to justify TV outright as every ulama is unanimous on issues such as dance, hijab, music, singing, mixing of sexes, sex, etc on TV and that things such as drama's, films etc are haraam. But as mentioned above if you allow this people will watch it to begin with but will get tempted to start watching other haraam programs also.???

although i do have a tv (for one mans purpose only), it has not been switched on by him since ramadhan. saying that, he searches the web for bayaans by Anwar Awlaki and watches ummahfilm clips along with other islam related clips on you tube.

so, tv is hard to resist!!

will power can over come this. if we decide to use it!! (jihaad)