Permissiblity of video games

24 Oct 2021 Ref-No#: 3200

can i play the games with the following conditions? :
1)–Killing of zombies(no excessive violence)
2Killing and stealing(no addiction and no obsessive violence and no addiction)
3)—A game in which the iram of the pillars(city of a’ad) and jiins are shown and the hero has to go into the city and kill the jinns in self defence(will it mean that playing the game the above mentioned fact would make my imaan stronger ans both of the above described things are in the quran)
4) A game in which the villian eats a sap and becomes very strong( There is No shirk or no reference to shirk in these
games)
5)A scene in which the hero has to go into a temple to find a clue to the treasure. and there is also a scene where he needs to solve a puzzle which have crosses ( There is No shirk or no reference to shirk in these games)
6) There is a women in the game who is wearing tank tops and and shorts
7)Cursed objects( There is No shirk or no reference to shirk in these games)
so is the game halal if it contains the above things?
{Pls provide detailed answers on each point}.Jazakallu khairan

Answer

Wa ʿAlaykum Salām Wa Raḥmatullāh wa barakātuhu,

Video games will be impermissible if any one of the following elements is found:

  • It brings forth no good in this world or the Hereafter.
  • It entails anything contrary to the teachings of Islām.
  • It comprises more harm and evil than benefit and good.
  • It is played for amusement purposes and is a hindrance from total servitude to Allāh, or makes one heedless from prayers and the remembrance of Allāh.

(Also refer to Fatwaa Ref-No#: 2196)

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