Is going for tourism to the Dead Sea forbidden because it is the region of the people of our master Lot, peace be upon him, and is avoiding tourist areas obligatory due to the presence of indecent sights therein?
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Tourism is forbidden if it leads to prohibitions such as seeing 'awrat (parts of the body that must be covered) and neglecting obligations, especially if there is a fear of temptation. It is not permissible to go to the Dead Sea for tourism if it is proven that it was a place where the people of Lot were punished by being swallowed by the earth, but this has not been proven.
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