{"_id":"6708354bdbb96ca9c6c9daf2","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"What is the permissibility of participation in “Middle Class Irony Cults?”\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"What is the permissibility of participation in “Middle Class Irony Cults?” (Briefly, they are cultural phenomenons surrounding ironic obsession with capitalistic copyrighted properties in order to comment on the negative aspects of hyper American consumerism; think Shrek & Garfield meme culture respectively.) \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"My concern is that they can occasionally stray into repeating statements ironically that could be construed as kufar, such as near-god like admiration for the property. What is the line of permissibility?\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"Islam permits artistic expression as long as it adheres to certain guidelines, such as not promoting un-Islamic values or attacking specific individuals. In the context you mentioned, participating in this genre, which critiques hyper consumerism without targeting specific individuals but rather fictional characters and the overall absurdity of American consumerism, does not appear to pose an issue from an Islamic perspective. \"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"color\":\"#000000\",\"background\":\"transparent\"},\"insert\":\"The last part of your question is not clear to me but if you are referring to someone commenting on how people treat consumer objects with \\\"near god-like admiration,\\\" then I don't see how this is a statement of kufr. The phrase is hyperbole; a figure of speech that involves exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect. The phrase \\\"near god-like admiration\\\" amplifies the admiration being expressed by comparing it to a level of reverence akin to that given to a deity. There is nothing wrong with using this phrase as a rhetorical device.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"6708354bdbb96ca9c6c9daea","tag":"Artistic Expression","count":1},{"_id":"6708354bdbb96ca9c6c9daed","tag":"Consumerism","count":1},{"_id":"6708354bdbb96ca9c6c9daf0","tag":"Middle Class Irony Cult","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-10-10T20:12:59.358Z"}