Can We Watch Turkish Islamic Series Like Ertugrul Ghazi?
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Can we watch Turkish Islamic movies like Ertugrul Ghazi and Kurulus Osman? This is about Islam and is based on an actual event. But my opinion is since the women mixing has in this movie, so this is not permissible for us to see that movie. But many Islamic followers say to watch the series because it is all about Islam and shows how beautiful our Islam is.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
Dirilis Ertugrul and other similar series is a historical semi-fiction drama highlighting the history leading up to the Ottoman empire and trying to reawaken the masses to realize the past sacrifices that were made based on Islamic principles and good culture.
There is disagreement among scholars on the matter of digital photography. Some are inclined towards its permissibility, while others are inclined towards impermissibility. There is some scope of the permissibility of watching digital photography.
Points to Bear in Mind
One has to bear in mind that this drama and other similar historical semi-fiction dramas have music, women characters, and many hourly-long episodes and series. One should think about the following:
If by watching drama series and anything on TV, spending time on social media for that matter, if one’s life purpose is distracted, worshiping Allah Most High, performing the daily prayers, obeying one’s parents, fulfilling rights of others, etc., guarding of the gaze, spending endless hours, is compromised then it would be obligatory to avoid, and one should focus what matters.
Value of Time and Life Purpose
Ibn Abbas reported: The Prophet, peace, and blessings be upon him, said, “There are two blessings which many people waste: health and free time.” [Bukhari]
Imam al-Ghazali mentions that every single breath of yours is a priceless jewel because it is irreplaceable; once it is gone, there is no return. So do not be like fools who rejoice daily as their wealth increases while their lives decrease. [Ghazali, Bidayat al-Hidaya]
Check these links:
What is the Ruling on Taking Photographs of Humans ? – SeekersGuidance
Unveiled Woman on TV – SeekersGuidance
Can I Watch a Movie Using a Filter That Removes Sexual Scenes?
Is It Permissible to Look at Women Who Don’t Wear Hijab?
Is It Permissible to Watch Movies and Cartoons If I Fast-Forward the Kissing Parts?
Purification of the Heart for Youth: Diseases of the Heart and Their Cure – YouTube
The Path of Muhammad: Birgivi’s Manual of Taqwa Explained – YouTube
Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart: Hamza Yusuf: 9780985565909: Amazon.com: Books (Book)
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I pray this helps with your question.
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied within UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan and Turkey.
He started his early education in UK. He went onto complete hifz of Qur’an in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in UK where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He was teaching at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in UK with his wife. His personal interest is love of books and gardening.
