QUESTION:
As Saalamu Alaikum,
I wanted to know if it is permissible to let kids watch cartoons on phones or tv?
I mean cartoon without music etc.
ANSWER:
Wa Alaikum As Salaam,
Many of the great and reliable scholars have ruled that it is not permissible for children to watch cartoons, and also not permissible for Muslim parents to allow their children to look at cartoons, whether they are educational or Islamic in its contents. These, scholars have stated that ‘cartoons’ fall into the category of ‘making pictures’ which have been condemned as Haram in Islam, and there is no need and necessity for it.
Some scholars however, have stated that if the cartoons are educational and they do not contain Haraam contents or teach against Islamic values, it will be permissible for children to look at.
And Allah Knows best
Mufti Waseem Khan
26/2/2025