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f:977 - Entertainment in Islam	Country : India, Name : Naqshbandi

Question: Assalamalaikum wa Rahmatullah Mufti Sahab! In Islam what are the limits of entertainment and what kind of entertainment is permissible? ............................................................................
Answer: Walaikum Assalamalaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakutuhu! Joking with each other within the limits of the Shariah or engaging in something without wasting time is permissible. In joking, nothing should be said which hurts anybody, neither should it involve backbiting (Gheebah) nor lies nor anything objectionable. In the same way, going to different places for entertainment or watching such television programs, which do not waste time and do not make the viewer heedless (of Allah Ta'ala) and/or which increase one's knowledge, which do not contain anything which is prohibited in the Shariah, is also permissible. Pursuing knowledge, along with fulfilling the Fardh, Wajib and Islamic knowledge is established by the Hadith. In any case, performing Mustahab (Commendable) activities is far more preferable than doing something, which is just permitted (Mubah) and this also befits a Muslim. And Allah The Most Merciful and The Most Beneficent knows best. Mufti Hafidh Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri, [Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, Founder/Director Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]