Does the first party bear a sin if the ownership of a device (such as a satellite receiver, television, and internet) is transferred to the second party, and the second party uses it to watch forbidden things?
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It is not permissible for the seller to sell a device to a person if he knows that the latter will use it for unlawful purposes. If he does so, he is a partner in sin, for assisting in sin and transgression.
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