Faraz Rabbani – Weekly Q&A What Falls under Idle Entertainment

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			What is Idol Entertainment, Lahoo, in modern times?
		

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			And is watching sports such as MMA and
		

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			soccer in Ramadan,
		

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			Lahoo?
		

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			Firstly,
		

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			you know, there's
		

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			is that which is without
		

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			benefit
		

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			that which is without benefit.
		

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			Now some rest, some relaxation
		

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			is permissible.
		

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			However, the content of how one rests and
		

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			relaxes needs to be permissible. Right? And
		

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			things like MMA have, you know, striking the
		

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			face and many other components that are certainly
		

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			far from what would be considered
		

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			beneficial or wholesome modes of entertainment.
		

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			So one should be avid for what benefits.
		

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			That's how change happens when one
		

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			develops a purpose in life.
		

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			Right? How does one
		

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			leave
		

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			the things that are not of benefit?
		

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			By having a sense of purpose in life.
		

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			The seeker,
		

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			is the one who is seeking Allah, right?
		

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			Truly you have
		

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			in the messenger of Allah the most beautiful
		

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			of examples. For whom?
		

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			For whoever seeks Allah
		

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			and the last day.
		

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			So in order
		

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			to be
		

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			of those who
		

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			in order to be of those who
		

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			have focus in life
		

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			right and who leave the blame worthy
		

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			one needs to
		

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			busy oneself
		

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			with the beneficial one needs to
		

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			busy oneself
		

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			with the beneficial
		

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			and that's
		

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			a challenge
		

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			in our lives, right? That's a challenge
		

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			in our lives,
		

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			right? But that is where you, one must
		

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			reflect that how am I spending my time?
		

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			What am I doing?
		

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			Right?
		

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			To get rid of the things that don't
		

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			benefit.
		

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			So if you find yourself busying yourself with
		

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			the useless,
		

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			right, sometimes we have to pause and take
		

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			ourselves to account. Our prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam
		

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			said
		

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			The smart person is the one who takes
		

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			themselves to account.
		

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			And then
		

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			acts for what comes after this life.
		

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			Alright. So let's be of the smart