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What is the ruling on watching a cartoon that features a hero who does not want to die despite hardships and does not attribute that to Allah, and another hero who is an international spy, knowing that both are praised and not denounced? And is a cartoon that includes time travel denounced merely for the idea of time travel, or for its effect on the sequence of events and changing destinies? And are other objectionable acts, such as the hero throwing a banana on the ground and the resulting sequence of events affecting others, considered in the same category as time travel in terms of denouncement?

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Aversion to death is of two types: a natural aversion, which is not blameworthy in Islamic law and arises from not wishing for death—this is mentioned in the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her). The second type is blameworthy in Islamic law, which is the 'wahn' (weakness/enervation) mentioned by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) in the Hadith of Thawban, and it is defined as love of the world and aversion to death. One must remember death and take heed from it, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) encouraged. Its benefits include: hastening repentance, contentment of the heart, and vigor in worship.

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