What is the ruling on the presence of the name "Joshua" in a foreign film, and must it be removed?
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The mere presence of the name Joshua in a film or similar work does not necessitate prohibiting its viewing. However, films rarely are free of শর‘ঈ (Shari'i) prohibitions that would originally make their viewing impermissible.
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