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Video game

· 1 Shaʻban 1436 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A non-Muslim had borrowed a haraam video game from me three years ago. He has now moved to another city. Do I need to make an effort to retrieve the video game from him in order to destroy it? Or is there another way around this?

Answer

If you can get it back then get it back, destroy it and make taubah.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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