Question
I have decided to give up watching television. The television set I have was given to me by a relative. Can I return it to him or sell it to a non-Muslim?
Answer
It is not permissible to sell the television to even a non-Muslim, nor is it permissible to give it back to your relative. Anything haraam must be destroyed. When wine was declared haraam, the Sahaabah immediately dumped all their wine into the street drains. Those who had large stocks for selling destroyed it in the desert. The only option is to destroy the television set.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 20 No 07
- PDF page
- 3
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