Is it considered haram to speak with homosexuals online for the purpose of scientific research to prepare a university thesis about their behavior and how to deal with them, knowing that the intention is solely to gather information?
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Searching for a cure for society's deviant behavior is permissible, and even an act of worship if one intends by it the face of Allah and the call to adhere to the . Communicating with people, whether in person, online, or by phone, is permissible as long as it does not lead to a forbidden outcome according to Sharia. Among the forbidden outcomes are: looking at prohibited images and practices, or speaking in a manner that arouses them. One must abstain from this work if one fears for oneself any inclination [towards deviance]; for religion is the capital of the wise person.
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