Does one who honors actors and people of debauchery and immorality become an infidel based on Ibn ʿUthaymīn’s fatwa that “whoever considers the good to be evil or the evil to be good becomes an infidel”?
The statement attributed to Ibn ‘Uthaymeen has not been found, and if it is true, it refers to whoever deems permissible that which is forbidden by necessity, or denies what is known to be established by necessity. The Shaykh does not consider acting (representation) forbidden if it adheres to the Shariah controls.
If the actors commit acts forbidden by necessity (such as adultery and drinking alcohol), and a person honors them believing their actions to be permissible, then he is in grave danger; for deeming permissible that which is forbidden by necessity is disbelief, taking into account the conditions, impediments, and establishment of proof. However, if he honors them for another purpose, such as enjoying watching their vile acts, then this is a sin requiring repentance and would not be disbelief merely by that. One must be careful of extremism and obsessive doubts in this matter.
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