Keeping a video tape containing forbidden images after repentance
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Question:
This questioner asks: He has repented to Allah, returned, and his conduct has become upright, but he keeps a video tape—a video tape containing forbidden images—and he returns to it after periods of time, then repents and returns. What is required of him, and what do you direct and advise him to do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
He commits a sin if he returns to this tape, as it contains dangers and bad appearances that undermine morals. He sins by doing so, and he must repent. We direct him to destroy this tape—destroy this tape—so that he is safe from it. Yes.
This questioner asks: He has repented to Allah, returned, and his conduct has become upright, but he keeps a video tape—a video tape containing forbidden images—and he returns to it after periods of time, then repents and returns. What is required of him, and what do you direct and advise him to do? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
He commits a sin if he returns to this tape, as it contains dangers and bad appearances that undermine morals. He sins by doing so, and he must repent. We direct him to destroy this tape—destroy this tape—so that he is safe from it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تكثير السواد في الفتن — islamhouse.com (1:01:13)
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