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Is it permissible to keep a translation app on one's phone and use it for non-Sharia-compliant vocabulary, knowing that it translates some words in non-Sharia-compliant contexts, such as translating Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, according to the false belief of Christians?

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The dictionary's inclusion of translations for terms that contradict Islamic law does not prevent its permissibility of use and benefit, as long as its purpose is not to affirm falsehood or promote it. Dictionaries transmit these translations merely as information, and they are no different from Arabic language books that contain pre-Islamic poetry contradictory to Islamic law, yet scholars have not prohibited their circulation. It appears that this question stems from scrupulosity (waswasah), and the cure for scrupulosity is to disregard it, not to dwell on it, to humble oneself before God, and to consult trusted psychiatrists. Asking many questions does not cure scrupulosity; rather, it increases it.

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