Is looking at 3D female characters in video games and in cartoon and anime movies considered a forbidden gaze? And what are the limits of this gaze?
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Looking at imaginary pictures is not forbidden, unless they are lewd and lead to temptation (fitna). In that case, it is not permissible to look at them as a preventative measure (sadd al-dhari'a), because the ruling on looking is connected to temptation and lust. Anything that leads to them makes it impermissible to look at.
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