Is it permissible in Islam to read and
write fantasy novels and stories? Fantasy here refers to princesses, castles, magic and
things you would find in a fairy tale, for instance.
Praise be to Allaah.
1. With regard to reading these stories, this is a waste
of time. People are deceived by the idea of “free” time, for it is one of the
things about which they will be questioned on the Day of Resurrection.
It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him)
said: the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There are two
blessings which many people do not make the most of: good health and free time.”
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6049)
Abu Barzah al-Aslami said: the Messenger of Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A person will not be let go on the
Day of Resurrection until he has been asked about his life and how he spent it, his
knowledge and what he did with it, his wealth and from where he earned it and where he
spent it, and his body and how he used it.”
(Narrated and classed as saheeh by al-Tirmidhi, 2417)
2. As for writing these stories, in addition to the
above point that it is a waste of time, it also involves a second forbidden matter, which
is lying; lying cannot be avoided if one is to write in an attractive and compelling
manner about things that do not exist.
If a person has to write, then let him write about something that is
real and happens in the lives of people nowadays, writing about things that really
happened to him or to others, from which lessons can be drawn. Or let him write by way of
giving examples and allegories, stating that in an introduction. Even better than that,
let him write about the real and saheeh stories that have been narrated in the
Qur’aan and Sunnah, or about the lives and biographies of great Islamic personalities
such as the Prophets, scholars and righteous people, or
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
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