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Reading Harry Potter books and watching the movies

· 19 Muharram 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A close friend of mine informed me that it is haraam to read Harry Potter books and watch the movies. I always watch them with family because they don’t contain any sexual remarks and such things. Are they indeed haraam?

Answer

This book contains works of witchcraft kufr and disbelief. In some respects this will be even worse than pornography.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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