If one sees a video tape and is unable to remove it, should he buy it and then destroy it?
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The questioner : If we see a video tape in the shop, and we are unable to...?
The Shaykh : I mean, you buy these tapes from him. You do not buy them to destroy them?
The questioner : I mean, he says: I have... in these devices, then he says...?
The Shaykh : It does no harm; he will lose out in any case. You are not obligated to do this. Due to... out of fear of the spread of this evil, the best thing is that it is bought and destroyed. If you are not able to do so, there are those in authority. If the authorities can establish the obligation in that matter.
The Shaykh : I mean, you buy these tapes from him. You do not buy them to destroy them?
The questioner : I mean, he says: I have... in these devices, then he says...?
The Shaykh : It does no harm; he will lose out in any case. You are not obligated to do this. Due to... out of fear of the spread of this evil, the best thing is that it is bought and destroyed. If you are not able to do so, there are those in authority. If the authorities can establish the obligation in that matter.