Does watching films that include myths, such as those about the "god of thunder, or the sea, or beauty," for entertainment and without acknowledging them, constitute an act of disbelief (kufr)?
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Watching movies that contain disbelief (kufr) and polytheism (), while disapproving of their content, is not considered disbelief. However, watching them for entertainment is forbidden (), even if they do not involve disbelief.
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