What is the ruling on playing video games or watching cartoons that contain music if the sound is muted, one lowers their gaze, and skips scenes that violate Islamic law?
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One should avoid games and films that contain -prohibited elements, even with the intention of disregarding them, because they may subtly draw a person in and entice them to watch or listen to those prohibited elements.
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