Are the following actions considered cooperation in sin and transgression: assisting one's father in his unlawful work, preparing food for a family that watches inappropriate content on television, opening one's home to relatives who enter with a television or in immodest clothing, bringing a phone to one's parents for inappropriate content, repairing internet used for unlawful content, giving one's mother an immodest hijab? And what is the ruling on returning an unlawful item to its owner? And what is the ruling on practicing law and judgeship in a country that rules by man-made laws?
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The refers the questioner to previous fatwas regarding cooperation in sin and aggression, and notes that many of the scenarios mentioned by the questioner do not clearly show cooperation in sin, suggesting that this is likely due to waswasa (whispers/obsessive thoughts).
He states that laughing at a specific person is considered backbiting (gheebah), as it is something they dislike, citing the : "Your mention of your brother with what he dislikes."
He also refers the questioner to previous fatwas concerning practicing law and judgeship under man-made laws, and mentions that there is no harm in studying law if it is for a valid purpose.
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