When Would Violence in Video Games Be Allowed? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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When would violence in video games be allowed?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat discusses the circumstances under which violence in video games might be permissible within Islamic ethical frameworks.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.