What is the ruling on watching satirical political programs that present and mock political stances and their proponents, and is it permissible to watch them for entertainment?
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Mocking Muslims is Islamically forbidden, based on Allah’s Almighty saying: "O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one's] faith. And whoever does not repent - then it is those who are the wrongdoers." Therefore, it is not permissible to watch programs that include mockery and ridicule of Muslims, even if it is for entertainment.
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