Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

Dear Brother Burhan,

Thank you very much for benefits we are getting through your efforts.

Jazaakallahu Khair.

I am a exporter in Electronics fields and I want to know Is it Halaal about dealing in TV,VCR and AUDIO.

Waiting for your advice.

Thanks

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Answer:

Tv audio business lawful

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

As long as one does not deal or transact business in a product or a field which has been specifically declared as haram in Shariah (swine, alcohol, prostitution, gambling, etc.), their business or transactions would be deemed absolutely lawful in the Sight of Shariah.

There is absolutely nothing in the Shariah which declares or implies that electronic products are unlawful for the believers to use or trade….thus there is absolutely no harm if a believer wishes to transact business in the field of electronics like televisions, VCRs, audio, etc.;.

If one misuses a lawful product like a knife to murder or injure someone without right, the responsibility and blame of the misuse will be upon the person who abuses the use of the lawful product, not upon the one who sold him that lawful product. Similarly if one misuses the advent of modern technology like the internet, or the television, or the phone, or the VCR, etc. and transgresses the boundaries of their Lord through its use, the responsibility of their action lies upon the one who abuses the utility of that lawful product, not the people who invented or sold it.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan