Is it forbidden to use a language learning program that requires the translation or speaking of sentences containing prohibited phrases such as "I love wine," or sentences that necessitate expressing non-Islamic religious beliefs such as "I am Jewish," knowing that these sentences cannot be skipped?
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What you mentioned does not prohibit the use of these programs. Indeed, repeating sentences to learn a language does not incur sin. Merely repeating or quoting speech for learning purposes does not necessitate believing its meaning, affirming it, or being pleased with it. Ibn Muflih said: "One who repeats disbelief that he heard does not become an unbeliever, nor does he believe in it, and perhaps this is a consensus."
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