✅ Answer: Pay attention to the following narrations:

1 عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ یَقْطِینٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ (علیه السلام) قَالَ: مَنْ أَصْغَی إِلَی نَاطِقٍ فَقَدْ عَبَدَهُ فَإِنْ کَانَ النَّاطِقُ یُؤَدِّی عَنِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَدْ عَبَدَ اللَّهَ وَ إِنْ کَانَ النَّاطِقُ یُؤَدِّی عَنِ الشَّیْطَانِ فَقَدْ عَبَدَ الشَّیْطَانَ.

📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 6, p. 434

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: 'Whoever listens to a speaker has surely worshipped them. So if the speaker conveys from Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, then they have worshipped Allah. And if the speaker conveys from Satan, then they have worshipped Satan!'

2 عَنِ الصَّادِقِ علیه السلام قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلی اللّٰه علیه و آله: شَرُّ الرِّوَایَةِ رِوَایَةُ الْكَذِبِ

📚 Amali Al-Saduq, p. 292

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: 'The Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: The worst narration and story is the telling of a lie!'

3 عَنْ رِبْعِيٍّ عَمَّنْ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ: فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ إِذا رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ يَخُوضُونَ فِي آياتِنا قَالَ الْكَلَامُ فِي اللَّهِ وَ الْجِدَالُ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ حَتَّى يَخُوضُوا فِي حَدِيثٍ غَيْرِهِ قَالَ مِنْهُ الْقُصَّاصُ

📚 Tafsir Al-Ayyashi Vol. 1, p. 362

Imam Baqir, peace be upon him, regarding the divine words (in Surah Al-An'am, verse 68) which say: 'And when you see those who plunge into Our verses, then turn away from them until they plunge into another discourse,' said: 'The intention is false speech about Allah, the Exalted, and arguing about the Quran. So turn away from them until they plunge into another discourse.'

He said: 'And among these people are storytellers and tale-spinners!'

4 سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ و الشُّعَراءُ یَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغاوُونَ فَقَالَ هُمُ الْقُصَّاصُ.

📚 I'tiqadat Al-Saduq, p. 105

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, was asked about the divine words (in Surah Ash-Shu'ara, verse 224) which say: 'And the poets, the misguided follow them.' The Imam said: 'These are the storytellers and tale-spinners!'

5 سُئِلَ الصَّادِقُ عَنِ الْقُصَّاصِ یَحِلُّ الِاسْتِمَاعُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَا.

📚 I'tiqadat Al-Saduq, p. 105

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, was asked about tale-tellers and storytellers, whether it is permissible to listen to them. The Imam said: 'No!'

6 From Hisham bin Salim, from Abi Abdullah (peace be upon him), he said: 'Indeed, Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) saw a storyteller in the mosque, so he hit him with a whip and drove him away.'

📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 7, p. 263

Imam Sadiq, peace be upon him, said: 'Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, saw a person who was telling fabricated stories and tales in the mosque. So he hit him with a whip and drove him away!'

7 Imam Sajjad, peace be upon him, saw Hasan al-Basri near the Black Stone who was busy telling stories to the people; the Imam said: 'O bad man! Do you approve of yourself for death?!' He said: 'No!' The Imam said: 'Is this action of yours (storytelling) for the judgment?' He said: 'No!'

He said: 'Is there a house for action there (in the hereafter)?' He said: 'No!' He said: 'Is there a refuge on earth other than this house?' He said: 'No!' So the Imam said: 'Then why do you occupy people from the circumambulation?' And he left!

Hasan al-Basri said: 'Words like these have never entered my ear before! Who is this person?!' So they said: 'This is Zayn al-Abidin!' So he said: 'These are a progeny, some of whom are from others!'

📚 Al-Manaqib Vol. 3, p. 297

✅ In light of the above and other narrations, the production, watching, and dissemination of films based on false and fictional tales and stories, as well as the writing and narration of false and legendary novels and stories, and listening to them, are strongly condemned and prohibited in the hadiths. The general hadiths about the prohibition and condemnation of lying also cover these instances.

All false and fictional and legendary stories are examples of falsehood, tale-telling, and futility, even if the intention is to preserve the Persian language, for admonition and advice, etc.

✅ Unfortunately, thousands of books, films, plays, and false and legendary stories for different age groups are widely disseminated among the Shi'a and lovers of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them all, and are usually not prohibited and are even considered a source of pride and art!

But the true students of the Infallibles, peace be upon them, instead of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh, Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables, the false poems of poets, and all false films, poems, and stories, are busy learning the verses of the Quran and the hadiths of the Ahl al-Bayt, peace be upon them, and authentic and useful Islamic histories.

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