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What is the ruling on looking at a shop that sells alcoholic beverages without intention or desire, and is there sin in looking at it while knowing that it is a place where drinks are sold?

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The people of knowledge have prohibited watching reprehensible acts because it implies approval of them. As for merely looking at the place where alcoholic beverages are sold, there is no harm in it, as long as it does not escalate to watching, admiring, and approving. The basic principle concerning things is permissibility until a reason for prohibition is established, and there is no evidence that prohibits mere looking.

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