Is watching anime forbidden if it contradicts matters of the Islamic religion, such as creed?
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The ruling on watching animated cartoons has been previously explained in fatwas numbered 31586 and 49280. From these, it is clear that watching animated cartoons is forbidden () if they contain anything that contradicts the Islamic religion, especially that which compromises the creed.
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