Is a person who watches anime that contains disbelief (kufr) to be judged as dissolute (fasiq), even if he believes in its falsehood, and frequently seeks forgiveness and repents afterward, imitating Ibn Taymiyyah in the expiation of major and minor sins by effacing good deeds, knowing that he persists in watching it once a week? And is a person to be judged as dissolute (fasiq) who sometimes enjoins good and forbids evil, and at other times seeks forgiveness, repents, and asks for pardon?
Watching anime that contains scenes of disbelief, while believing in their falsehood, is not considered a major sin. Rather, it is a minor sin that does not render a Muslim فاسق (defiantly disobedient) unless one persists in it.
Neglecting the command of good and the prohibition of evil—without a valid excuse—may be a major sin if the evil itself is major, or if it becomes an individual obligation, or if all capable individuals abandon enjoining good. Otherwise, it is a minor sin.
Good deeds may expiate major sins, contrary to the consensus that they only expiate minor sins. This depends on the sincerity of the good deed and the state of the doer. However, repentance is obligatory in all cases.
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