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Television and social media satire has developed a burgeoning reputation as an incubator for humor, irony, and criticism. In Islam, humor and wit are not absolutely forbidden, but subject to certain Islamic legal guidelines. There is no harm in employing satire provided it does not exceed its appropriate boundaries. Humor and wit are therefore permissible as long as they do not cross the line prohibited by Islamic law. The prohibition is even more rigorous when religion, the Shari’ah, the heavenly revealed Scriptures and prophets are the object of satire. The Shari’ah and legal responsibility rests on anyone who uses satire to harm or defame another and the satirist must be punished according to the extent of the harm caused. It is also necessary to rigorously monitor the media for any content that crosses into harmful territory.
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