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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Are we held accountable for what we see and hear?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. We know that we are held accountable for what we say with our tongues. Are we held accountable for what we see with our eyes and hear with our ears?

Answer:
Yes,
Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart - about all those [one] will be questioned.إِنَّ السَّمْعَ وَالْبَصَرَ وَالْفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُولَٰئِكَ كَانَ عَنْهُ مَسْئُولًا
[Al-Isra 17:36]
So the one who listens to what is forbidden is held accountable, and the one who speaks what is forbidden is held accountable, and the one who looks at what is forbidden is held accountable and will be reckoned for it on the Day of Resurrection. So guard your tongue, guard your hearing, and guard your sight from what is forbidden. Otherwise, you are in great danger. If you neglect these senses, you are in great danger, for you will commit sins and transgressions, and it may lead to corruption and falling away from the religion. If you are lax in these matters, you may ultimately leave the religion entirely, and your heart will become corrupt, may Allah protect us from that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل نحن مؤاخذون بما نرى ونسمع؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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