Opposition to ITV

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتهُ

RE: ITV

*Dear Brother/Sister in Islaam: Please READ the following carefully and OPEN ALL LINKS provided and read until you have a clear understanding of the matter, don't make an un-learned decision on ITV out of haste and feelings, rather make a decision from Knowledge.

For "haste makes waste" and "knowledge is power"

May (اللَّه (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى guide us all to make the correct decision and put us on the straight path, the path of Nabi (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ)
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ

»ITV« is a Television station on *DSTV* that airs islamic programming. Many Ulama are showcased on the station, but this does not make the Tv permissible. The making of pictures of animate (living)objects is clearly prohibited in Islam as Nabi (صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ) said: "The worst to be punished (on the day of judgement) are the picture-makers (of animate objects)". Furthermore a male is not permitted to look at a photo of a non mahram female and vice-versa, this rule is being neglected as many people's photos are shown on television. Even a woman's voice should be concealed from strange men, leave alone her body, which is being flaunted openly on the Tv (Naoodhoobillaah). In-between ITV programmes there are advertisements that promote music and haraam products. With DSTV (Devilish, Satanic Time Vanisher) in your home, it is a possibility that you may be tempted to watch haraam channels as well.
Hadhrat Mufti Taqi Uthmani Saheb(May اللَّه fill his qabr with noor) said: "Islam cannot be served through television"

Many of our senior Ulama (May اللَّه protect them all, and those who are late may اللَّه fill their graves with noor.) have discouraged and condemned the taking of videos, pictures of animate objects, women's voices and bodies being flaunted and have condemned the appearance of Ulama on television.

Below is the list of Ulama who have condemned this, with the links to their Naseehah/Fatawa:

Hadhrat Mufti Taqi Uthmani (May اللَّه
fill his qabr with noor):

http://­www.themajlis.co.za/­index.php?option=com_­content&view=article­&id=197%3Aharaam-med­ia-are-haraam-and-ma­y-not-be-used-for-de­eni-purposes&catid=3­4%3Amajlis-articles&­Itemid=27

Hadhrat Ml. Yunus Patel saheb's (May اللَّه fill his qabr with noor) advices , rendered on Radio Islam by Ml. Suliman Ravat:

https://­sites.google.com/a/­radioislamlive.com/­radio-islam/­mbilal2012-01/­20090722_mlypateltv.m­p3?attredirects=0&d=­1 #{click on download attachment, then open}#

Hadhrat Ml Shabier Ahmed Saloojee (principal of Darul Uloom Zakariyya ) with Hadhrat Mufti Radha-Ul-Haqq Saheb(senior Khalifah of Late Mufti Mahmood Hassan Gangohi (RHA), Mft. Radha ul Haqq is also: Grand Mufti of SA, Senior Mufti of Pakistan, Sheikhul Hadith and Head Mufti of Darul Uloom Zakariyya, formerly Ustaad of Binnori Town Madrasa Pakistan,1 of the Leading Masha'ikh of SA) with other ulama of Darul Uloom Zakariyya :

http://­www.duzak.org/­index.php/fatawaa/­52-al-ari-wal-ibah-co­ntemporary-issues/­194-letter-pertaining­-to-the-television-i­ssue

Darul Iftaa of Darul uloom Azaadville (of which Mufti Mohammed Sa'eed Motara is the head {Mufti Saheb is a Senior Mufti of SA ):

http://­www.thejamiat.co.za/­index.php?option=com_­content&view=article­&id=449%3Aazaadville­s-fatwa-on-tv&catid=­45%3Acurrent-issues-­archived&Itemid=46

Hadrat Ml. Fadhlur Rhaman A'zami (Sheikhul Hadith of Darul uloom Azaadville , elder of SA tabligh movement, Khalifah of Hakeem Akhtar Shb) :

http://­www.themajlis.co.za/­index.php?option=com_­content&view=article­&id=199%3Anaseehat-b­y-maulana-fazlur-rah­maan-azami-shaikhul-­hadith-of-daarul-ulo­om-azaadville-on-a-r­ange-of-haraam-issue­s-perpetrated-by-the­-nnb-jamiat&catid=34­%3Amajlis-articles&I­temid=27

Student of Darul Uloom Holcombe, Bury, U.K.:

http://­www.inter-islam.org/­Prohibitions/tv.htm

Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Desai (Madrassah In'amiyyah Camperdown,Jamiatul Ulama KZN and Board of Muftis Sa):

http://­www.askimam.org/­public/­question_detail/16082

Also by Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Desai:

http://­www.sunniforum.com/­forum/­showthread.php?23990-­Tv-allowed-in-islam

Hadhrat Sheikh Mufti Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid (Senior Mufti of Saudi Arabia) :

http://islamqa.info/­en/ref/3633

Hadhrat Ml. Moosa Olgar:

http://­www.themajlis.co.za/­index.php?option=com_­content&view=article­&id=195%3Athe-baatil­-and-deception-of-is­lamic-television-by-­maulana-moosa-olgar&­catid=34%3Amajlis-ar­ticles&Itemid=27


Articles on women and how they should conceal themselves according to Shari'ah.

M. Asgahr:

http://­www.islam-watch.org/­MAsghar/­Muslim-Women-and-Veil­.htm

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al kawthari(Darul Ifta of UK & Al-Qalam Shari’ah Scholars uk):

http://­www.shariahprogram.ca­/islam-qa-women/­female-voice-singing.­shtml

After reading the content in the above links, if you have opposition to ITV, may you please sign the petition in the link below.

http://­www.petitions24.com/­opposition_to_itv

May (اللَّه (سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى save us all from such vices and reward the people who made us aware of this.
آمِيْن يَارَبَّ الْعَالَمِينْ