Satellite Television Equipment: Is It Permissible to Use Satellite Equipment That Also Accesses Corrupt Channels?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Satellite Television Equipment: Is It Permissible to Use Satellite Equipment That Also Accesses Corrupt Channels?

English:

Question #1208:

What is the view if the satellite equipment is programmed in such a way that it receives the channels of the Islamic Republic, news bulletins and useful programs of the Persian Gulf television stations plus all Western and corruptive channels?

Answer #1208:

The criterion for making it permissible to use this equipment for receiving television programs is what we have just outlined, regardless of whether the station is Western or otherwise.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Satellite Television Equipment