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Can hearing loss in the left ear be a punishment for watching forbidden movies for which one has repented? And how can someone who watches movies repent to God? Does repeated viewing deprive one of Paradise?

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The affliction that has befallen you is a divine decree from Allah, for a profound wisdom. Your patience and contentment with it will greatly magnify your reward. It might be due to a sin you committed, or it might be for you to attain a higher station with Allah. Your duty is to be patient and content with Allah's decree, recalling His saying: "No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah - He will guide his heart." As for the films you mentioned that you regret watching, one who repents from a sin is like one who has committed no sin. So, continue steadfastly in your repentance. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful, and He will not deprive a believer of Paradise because of a sin if he repents from it. The conditions for repentance are: abandoning the sin, resolving not to return to it, and regretting having committed it.

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