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Are games like Brawl Stars, Fortnite, and Roblox haraam?

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· 6 Shawwal 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Are games like Brawl Stars, Fortnite, and Roblox haraam?

I believe so because there's music in them and 3d images/sculptures of living beings which is haraam. Even if we're not the ones making them, we can change them and when we play them, we give money and popularity to them which is haraam because we should be spreading good, not publicizing haraam in a good way.

Answer

When Allah Ta`ala gives the description of the mu'mineen, He says that they avoid futilities. Life is too precious and valuable to engage in these types of futilities. Futilities of kuffaar are for people who have no concern for the life after death, not for people who know that there is a great life after death and there is a thing like standing before Allah Ta`ala and giving an account of one's life and time.

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

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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