Question:
salaam.
What is the fatawa on watching bollywood movies and songs especially listening to the songs? Some people say they are about love so it is ok?
Thank you
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam
Watching bollywood movies and listening to love songs is a detestable habit. Such movies and songs are all-too-superficial and feed the ego’s lust for this life and its trappings with absolutely no reminder of the hereafter. They entertain with illusion and plant in the heart the contrary of the love of Allah and His Prophet. They have no redeeming value and are part of the batil or empty falsehood of nonsensical activities. The time spent watching such movies will not take you by the hand to safety and happiness in the grave and the hereafter.
Hajj Gibril
