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Can I sell my play station?

Published as Selling one's PlayStation

· 30 Rabiʻ II 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When I was young I had a play station. Now I am studying in Aalim class. I don't use it anymore. Can I sell my play station?

Answer

These games are not permissible as there are impermissible elements found in them (e.g. music, pictures of animate objects, etc.). Therefore, you should not sell it, but rather break it so that you do not become the means for others committing sin through it.

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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