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Is inquiring about the ruling on watching "Detective Conan" and other such matters considered extremism and fanaticism?

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A Muslim is commanded to ask about matters whose rulings he does not know. However, the Shari'ah has prohibited certain types of questions. Al-Shatibi clarified the blameworthy types of questions in the Shari'ah, which are ten:

1. Asking about what is of no benefit in religion.

2. Asking after knowledge has reached the point of sufficiency.

3. Asking without a present need, especially concerning matters for which no ruling has yet been revealed.

4. Asking about difficult and obscure matters.

5. Asking about the reason behind a ritual ruling (hukm ta'abbudi), or by someone who is not fit to ask such questions.

6. Asking that reaches the limit of artificiality and excessive delving.

7. Asking that demonstrates opposition to the Quran and through personal opinion.

8. Asking about ambiguous matters (mutashabihat).

9. Asking about disputes that occurred among the pious predecessors (Salaf al-Salih).

10. Asking out of stubbornness, to silence others, or to dominate in an argument.

Furthermore, there is another blameworthy type of questioning that Ibn Rajab highlighted: the meticulous scrutiny by those who are lenient concerning clear prohibitions into subtle doubts, which is unacceptable from them.

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