Do you watch TV?

[MrOnline]

Simple question really.

(I've checked it as anonymous)

[Wolfn]

I might watch clips of a show on youtube or something, but I don't watch TV at all.

[Mohammed_123]

very rarely these days, i find the media full of subliminal messaging and brainwashing tactics...best to stay away....

but then again...the net is a form of media...:rubeyes:

[MrOnline]

I might watch clips of a show on youtube or something, but I don't watch TV at all.

May i ask why? Ok, i've heard TV is haraam, BUT why do people still keep watching it then? I once recall something my Maulana said, in that we are not allowed to watch the moving images on a television screen. So there's me thinking that this means cartoons cannot be watched. Right? So why do some Maulana's then go on to say that it is ok to watch some parts of tv e.g. BBC news?

Please don't slag me off. I want to learn what the hadeeth says about this. It would be nice to hear some clear and valid responses. ;)

[Wolfn]

May i ask why?


I don't have a television. Besides, I find TV to be pretty stale these days.

[MrOnline]

I don't have a television. Besides, I find TV to be pretty stale these days.

Fair enough. :up:

[miss-islamic]

T.V is not any different than Internet. There are good and bad things, and in the case of Internet there are more of both than in T.V. You gotta love it when people on the INTERNET say that T.V is haram and wrong because of the filthy content in it. :rolleyes: People will always have both in their homes but it is up to Muslims to use it for good reasons and for others to make halal alternatives available for them.

[hamza05]

ummm tv is haram bhu ders somefin called d internet which can b more harmfull than tv hell yh its gd when u usin it right bhu if u use it for d wrong reosen its alot worser than u can ever imagine lol

[RashidD]

T.V is not any different than Internet. There are good and bad things, and in the case of Internet there are more of both than in T.V. You gotta love it when people on the INTERNET say that T.V is haram and wrong because of the filthy content in it. :rolleyes: People will always have both in their homes but it is up to Muslims to use it for good reasons and for others to make halal alternatives available for them.

that's a cop out. You can control to a much better extent what u see on the internet, but not to that extent with the tv.

[muslimma]

sometimes

[Muslimah_Pearl]

i watch TV but not much.. but im very selective in programs..

but TV is haram..:rubeyes:. i dont get it.. then internet should also be haram...

TV having positive and negative effects ..so do Internet.....???


am i right...

[MrOnline]

i watch TV but not much.. but im very selective in programs..

but TV is haram..:rubeyes:. i dont get it.. then internet should also be haram...

TV having positive and negative effects ..so do Internet.....???


am i right...

Exactly. :scratch:

[LiveIslam]

I did stop totally b4 but as my whole family watch TV espeacially my mum shes watching telly 24/7 watching starplus it was hard to stop watching as i had no support. but even if i do watch tv it proberly be 2 hours a week.

[sister_sumera]

I did stop totally b4 but as my whole family watch TV espeacially my mum shes watching telly 24/7 watching starplus it was hard to stop watching as i had no support. but even if i do watch tv it proberly be 2 hours a week.


Same here, i stopped watching telly for a while, i also got no support from home but i think peer pressure got to me the most

[LiveIslam]

that's a cop out. You can control to a much better extent what u see on the internet, but not to that extent with the tv.
yer i wud agree like when everytime a advert wud come on tv they will be advertising naked ladies even though its got nothing to with the lady being naked, where as the internet u dont get that as much u may get few pop ups out of the blue moon but not every 5 min like telly.

[LiveIslam]

Same here, i stopped watching telly for a while, i also got no support from home but i think peer pressure got to me the most
no with me its was my family my dad and mum love watching telly so they got three telly one in the sitting room one in the kitchen and one in their room. so i cant avoid....... wait a mintue unless i move out :rolleyes: lol

[ImaanSeeker]

Don't watch tv, don't have one either. Alhamdulillah.

Parents didn't like life without tv initially, but now they are glad as well.

[sister_sumera]

Don't watch tv, don't have one either. Alhamdulillah.

Parents didn't like life without tv initially, but now they are glad as well.


Masha'Allah, Insha'Allah Allah will help me and my family too.

[.: Anna :.]

the moving images thing is a dif of opinion, but its based on that its still an image... so those are the main ones in saying tv as a whole will be haram.
otherwise ppl say some of the content can be haram but not the device itself and depends what u watch
but yeh i watch it, i just chose progs which i think are alright

[hanaa_al_muminah]

tv is so dull

[Khuram_2k?]

i rarely watch tv these days. dont get time to.

[GuCcI]

once in a while... sometimes weeks go by without tv

[afsalim]

Well not unless my favorite shows are on. I usually watch movies.

[Al-Farooq]

I enjoy the occasional documentary or nature program, but apart from that, I'd rather not allow my brain to be sucked dry by the endless stream of intellectually-neutered trash that passes for entertainment on the Idiot Box, these days.

Rupert Murdoch has a lot to answer for.

[afsalim]

I enjoy the occasional documentary or nature program, but apart from that, I'd rather not allow my brain to be sucked dry by the endless stream of intellectually-neutered trash that passes for entertainment on the Idiot Box, these days.

Rupert Murdoch has a lot to answer for.

Speaking of intellectually-neutered trash, you should try Hindi drama serials.

[Salman Al-Farsi]

Is there a difference between watching and looking? I look at tv mostly, if I ever try to watch I fall asleep. :o

[GuCcI]

Speaking of intellectually-neutered trash, you should try Hindi drama serials.

oh come on brother you know those are like the most entertaining and ppl drop everything just to find out if priya is really dead or not :up:

Is there a difference between watching and looking? I look at tv mostly, if I ever try to watch I fall asleep. :o

does your look watch the tv??? :scratch:

[bint]

masterchef :D

but right now im in dubai and all the channels are in arabic very few choices with english films.

[MrOnline]

Is there a difference between watching and looking? I look at tv mostly, if I ever try to watch I fall asleep. :o

Funny comment. :1popcorn:

[zahra_unknown]

I have no T.V :rubeyes:

[GuCcI]

I have no T.V :rubeyes:

u dont know wat ur missing! :(

[znisha]

I don't have time to..

[MrOnline]

I don't have time to..

Wow... :rubeyes:

[Muslimah4lyff]

ive always got youtube...:P

[Ibrahim70]

Not much just a lil but.

Something like Prison Break and Im glued to the telly, but usually just news, docus, and the odd drama or comedy if I feel my eyes wont see too much Haram if you know what I mean :up:

[Ibn Sina]

aint nuttin on anyway :rolleyes:

[Ibrahim70]

aint nuttin on anyway :rolleyes:

Very true, which is why I would rather surf the net, read Quran, read an Islamic book or watch a lecture :coolbro:

[umee]

I do watch too much tv especially yemen tv

[X-zahra-X]

YEHH 'course i watch tv!!!

i find it so stupid when those religious guys are all like TV= bigtime BIDDAH!!


but anyways, i do agree that TV has its positives and negatives but so does almost everything in life..we gotta deal with it.

[Ibn Sina]

How can T.V. be a 'bidah' if it has no effect or influence on the Deen? :rolleyes:

[Rosalie-Beauty]

I dont watch T.V. at all. I find no interest in it. Honestly, its just something for people to fill their brains with, 'cause they can think of nothing better to do.

[Cartman]

yes

[Enigma Dreamer]

I don't watch but sometimes (rarely) watch aljazeera or bbc (only the news) from the internet.

[Genghis]

Well yes...

Ya cant beat some Spongebob squarepants.. now can ya :coolbro:

[DALEHYR]

I do watch tv! In fact i sometimes have it on, when im not even watching it... :)

[risalatul_islam]

:salams

yes I do, as long as is something decent, a movie, or a documentary.

[ajnabee]

dnt watch tv at all. it doesnt appeal to me. unless soemthing really big has happened... BREAKING NEWS stuff!

[ButterflyRei]

Yes, I am trying to cut down though. TV is entertainment for me. So, other than the news, I watch what some would call junk.

[Brother Noor]

Hardly ever.. more or less never now..

there was a time where I used to be a download fanatic and i used to watch everything, 24, lost, prison break, you name it..
but now i really couldnt care less.. just cannot be bothered, got so much better things to do,

I dont even watch normal tv, hardly..
i only watch it if im in the living room and bro is watching a cartoon

if i do ever watch tv its normally islam channel which gets boring half the time,

or nickelodeon juniour..
you want to know why....
even though iv seen them all.....

AVATAR THE LAST AIR BENDER

IS THE BEST
IT ROCKS MY SOCKS..

YOU AL HAVE TO AGREE

you know its wicked....

and then once every few weeks if im really bored extreme makeover home edition.. i like that alot, cos im that type of person, manual labour, product design, design and technology, all the mini projects they do.. learning new stuffs and tricks, interior design..

but otherwise apart from those two, i would say no i dont watch tv..... not anymore..

[c0508310]

Simple question really.

(I've checked it as anonymous)

i have T.V. at home its not opened since 5years,or more,i guess!
but when im so depressed and lonely at my grandma's home so there i watch it,sometimes by force of cousins!

[Ibrahim70]

I have a TV in my bedroom but only use it for watching the News, Match of the Day, or the odd docu.

Too much TV is bad for you as there as just too many haram images on the screen :(

[$HugoBoss$]

Sports, News and Jay Leno.

[Sister-Ameena*]

:salams I try my best not to, but my lack of faith sometimes lets me slip and I end up watching stupid shows of no benefit whatsoever. Right now, CNN is on.

[Ibrahim70]

:salams I try my best not to, but my lack of faith sometimes lets me slip and I end up watching stupid shows of no benefit whatsoever. Right now, CNN is on.

Yea sometimes I will be watching the news and something boring will come on so I get itchy fingers and change channels and end up watching some poor comedy or something with half naked women on the screen :(

:torture: I must stop that!

[Ur sis in Islam]

Sometimes, if familys watching it, then I usually sit down with them or with my lil bro and watch his cartoons, spongebob squrepants, timmy turner etc etc.
But apart from that don't really get a chance cos my dad is always always watchin GEOOO!!:mad: mazay se geoo!:rolleyes:

[Islamiyyah]

Yes and my favorite TV shows are: Tyra Banks Show, Americas Next Top Model, Law and Order, CSI, Fresh Prince, The Hills, According to Jim, Everybody Loves Raymond, South Park hmm cant think of the rest.

[Kasim2k7]

Yes and my favorite TV shows are: Tyra Banks Show, Americas Next Top Model, Law and Order, CSI, Fresh Prince, The Hills, According to Jim, Everybody Loves Raymond, South Park hmm cant think of the rest.

Dont watch them kinda shows. They all rubbish

[Shifaa]

Garbage in Garbage out !

[love00]

Salamu Alaykum
How is t.v. Haram?
Everything is haraam these days, i'm starting to deprive myself...

[Kasim2k7]

Salamu Alaykum
How is t.v. Haram?
Everything is haraam these days, i'm starting to deprive myself...

Your talking as if your gonna live forever in this world.

[juventino]

Nope, never owned one except briefly for a couple years but now I've got my Sopcast to give me live football matches over the internet so I don't need one.

[sada]

assalam...nope,not at all...even in lots of Islamic ones(as they claim)there are so much mahram views and advertisements,proggrams etc....the eye watch and the heart overcastes and darkens day by day...so,how can we feel for instance in pray(salah) in the peace(hudhuur and hushuu)...wassalam...