Fatwa on spending money on instruments of entertainment and mixed gatherings

By Mahmud Khattab al-Subki

حكم إعمال الأموال في آلات الملاهي واختلاط النساء بالرجال

Question on spending money on instruments of entertainment, mixing of men and women there, helping to fund it, and attending it. The answer: those able must stop it, a Muslim may not attend, since this is helping in wrongdoing, which is forbidden by consensus.

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  • Fatawa A'immat al-Muslimin bi-Qat' Lisan al-Mubtadi'in
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