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What is the ruling on using images of characters from the series "Diriliş Ertuğrul" in an Islamic game, given that the series displays polytheistic or forbidden scenes or Sufi innovations, and is it permissible to do so with the intention of attracting users to beneficial games rather than promoting the series?

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There is no objection to designing recreational electronic games that are free from Sharia-prohibited elements. What was mentioned about the reality of the series does not prevent the use of its characters' images in the game, for the default status of things is permissibility, and prohibition requires a cause. There is no cause to prohibit the use of those images. Moreover, the pretext of promoting the shortcomings in the series is far-fetched and not something that must be blocked. For whoever feels unease about the matter, precaution is legitimate, which is to abstain from what one fears its consequences, from what is known to be forbidden or doubted, provided that leaving it does not lead to a greater harm than doing it. Intellectual property rights must be respected and not infringed upon.

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