Question
We live in an estate 10 km from town that comprises of over 100 flats and accommodates over 100 families. These flats are surrounded by night clubs and bars. The issue in question is our youths and some parents go out to watch the on-going Euro Cup outside the estate in the bars and night clubs. To avoid the immorality, evil and other offensive acts, and to have our youth in the vicinity, the estate management committee has organized live telecast matches in the estate hall where interested male members can come and watch instead of going out in the bars and night clubs. If we stop the live telecast in the estate, then the youths might sneak out to the bars and night clubs. Which of the evils should be selected, bearing in mind the situation.?
Answer
The youths in your estate are not sneaking out. They are indulging flagrantly in haraam and zina. Only persons who are fornicators, gamblers, fussaaq and fujjaar will have the rude audacity and shamelessness of sitting inside a bar and a night club totally oblivious of the constant la'nat of Allah Ta'ala settling on them, and fearless of the possibility of Malakul Maut striking them down right inside these abodes of shaitaan.
The scenario portrayed by you consists of two haraam/ evil deeds, and there is no compulsion to choose any one of the two. Thus, the principle of the lesser evils does not apply to this scenario. The issue of selection does not arise. Abstention from both evils is Fardh.
The youth will not be cured of their evil desire to visit the dens of immorality by merely introducing live telecast matches. As long as Taqwa is not generated in people, the choice of a lesser evil will not benefit them in the least. But a lesser evil may not be selected if there is no compulsion imposed to choose such an evil. Those concerned should propagate the Deen and explain the evil and immorality in kuffaar sport and the haraam attached to it. Evil can not be combated with evil. A person has to understand and accept that a deed is haraam, then abstain. The Imaam in the Musjid should speak on this topic and advise and admonish the people who indulge in this haraam. Minus Khauf of Allah, nothing will deter the fussaaq and fujjaar from visiting the dens of immorality. The live telecasts are haraam.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 06
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- 8
Appears under THE LESSER EVIL? (approximate).