What is the questioner’s duty towards his brother who watches videos of immodestly dressed women, listens to music, and keeps indecent films and pictures? And is the questioner sinful for seeing those pictures and films, even though he averted his gaze from them, disapproved of them, and did not intend lust?
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Espionage (tajasus) is forbidden, even if it is for the purpose of searching for an evil (munkar). Repentance from espionage is obligatory, with its conditions. It is not permissible to look at forbidden pictures and films, even with the intention of deleting them.
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