Playing Zepeto
Question
There's a game called Zepeto. It is a dress up game in which one's face is cartoonized. I gave this character my name and my face got cartoonized. While playing it, the game got stuck and a Christmas dress was highlighted so I thought that maybe one has to first wear this and then the game would progress so I kept clicking on it then found out it was some error. Is this imitating kuffaar? I had these thoughts in my head that its better not to play this game at all. Does this make one a kaafir?
Answer
These types of games are dangerous. Make taubah sincerely. Discard these types of games altogether which have the potential to drop you into haraam and sometimes it can lead you to disbelief. Hence, make taubah and promise Allah Ta`ala that you will never revert to these types of amusements.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن عامر قال سمعت النعمان بن بشير يقول سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول الحلال بين والحرام بين وبينهما مشبهات لا يعلمها كثير من الناس فمن اتقى المشبهات استبرأ لدينه وعرضه ومن وقع في الشبهات كراع يرعى حول الحمى يوشك أن يواقعه ألا وإن لكل ملك حمى ألا إن حمى الله في أرضه محارمه ألا وإن في الجسد مضغة إذا صلحت صلح الجسد كله وإذا فسدت فسد الجسد كله ألا وهي القلب (رواه البخاري، الرقم: 52)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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