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Struggling to Find Halal Entertainment

20 April, 2024
Q Salam. Something which frustrates me is how almost everything on Youtube is haram. If I click on a video and the person is wearing revealing clothes the whole video becomes haram. If the person says bad words, the whole video becomes haram. The thing is that when I watch these videos, they barely have a bad impact on me but I'm still getting sins for it. It’s frustrating and I hate when people just tell me "find something else to do", I don't want to ALWAYS spend time with my family for fun, and most board games are haram since they include dices and gambling and my family is very busy. I sometimes may want to sit in my room and watch some entertaining YouTube videos but I can't do that if it is all haram. I also haven't learned cooking, baking and we don't have a backyard in our house where I can play and my friends aren't ALWAYS free. This really upsets me.

Answer

Aisha Mohammad
20 April, 2024

Wherever you click, you discover haram content. How do you find entertainment that is free from nudity and vulgarity and is beneficial?

Prepare a playlist with the content you find acceptable. Use that one to avoid random pop-ups here or there.

Find a list online—on parenting pages, for example—and prepare your own list mixed with good Islamic content.

You can also check according to your hobbies, goals, and learning interests and explore what is available and beneficial.

And remember, entertainment is not necessarily online. What other options do you have?

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About Aisha Mohammad
Aisha has a PhD in psychology, an MS in public health and a PsyD. Aisha worked as a Counselor/Psychologist for 12 years at Geneva B. Scruggs Community Health Care Center in New York. She has worked with clients with mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, panic disorder, trauma, and OCD. She also facilitated support groups and provided specialized services for victims of domestic violence, HIV positive individuals, as well youth/teen issues. Aisha is certified in Mindfulness, Trauma Informed Care, Behavioral Management, Restorative Justice/ Healing Circles, Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Confidentiality & Security. Aisha is also a Certified Life Coach, and Relationship Workshop facilitator. Aisha has a part-time Life Coaching practice in which she integrates the educational concepts of stress reduction, mindfulness, introspection, empowerment, self love and acceptance and spirituality to create a holistic healing journey for clients. Aisha is also a part of several organizations that advocates for prisoner rights/reentry, social & food justice, as well as advocating for an end to oppression & racism. In her spare time, Aisha enjoys her family, photography, nature, martial arts classes, Islamic studies, volunteering/charity work, as well as working on her book and spoken word projects.