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Fatwa – Watching educational documentary at Imax

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Darulihsan.com

Q: I am enquiring if it is permissible to watch an educational documentary at the Imax studio in Gateway which is about a great scholars journey to Makkah?

A:

It is not permissible to watch a Hajj movie or other Islamic movies or videos, irrespective of whether they are watched at home or at a theatre, due to the fact that the contents of many so called Islamic movies is impermissible in the Sharia.

Mufti Shafiq Jakhura
Iftaa Department, Darul Ihsan Islamic Services Centre

This answer was collected from DarulIhsan.com. It’s the official website of Darul Ihsan, which is an Islamic organisation (PBO) based in Durban, South Africa.

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