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What is the ruling on installing front xenon lights in cars, which cause harm to the vision of oncoming drivers?

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Xenon car lights vary in types and intensities, and cannot be judged by a single ruling. They may reduce accidents on dark roads. However, if they are too intense and cause harm to people by obstructing vision, or if traffic regulations prohibit them, then it is not permissible to install them. The basic principle is that their installation is permissible until a reason for prohibition is established. It is not permissible to supplicate against everyone who installs this type of lighting. However, if someone causes you severe harm, it is permissible to supplicate against them to the extent of their injustice, without exceeding it. It is absolutely impermissible to supplicate against them with blindness and destruction, because supplicating against an oppressor is a form of retribution, and it is not permissible to transgress in retribution.

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