What should you do about a phone you gifted to a young man with whom you had an illicit relationship, and he is using it for sins, given your fear of returning to sin if you ask him to destroy it? Are you sinful for what he does with it? Are you sinful for gifting him a copy of the Qur’an?
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You must cut off communication with the person to avoid falling into sin again. There is no sin upon you for using the phone, but gifts given for an unlawful purpose, such as a sinful relationship, are forbidden ().
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