The Ruling on Viewing Forbidden Things During the Daytime of Ramadan While Fasting

Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who watches series, songs, and lewd films during the daytime of Ramadan, fasts from what is lawful, and breaks his fast with what is forbidden? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
It is obligatory for the Muslim to avoid what is forbidden (haram) always and forever, whether fasting or not, in Ramadan and in other times. However, the fasting person specifically avoids forbidden things because they harm his fast, affect his fast, and diminish its reward. Perhaps no reward will remain for him, and his share will be hunger and thirst. He avoids what Allah the Exalted has forbidden. Fasting is not just about food and drink. For this reason, in the hadith: . So, fasting is from the known physical things that break the fast, such as eating and drinking and others, and it is from the spiritual things that break the fast, which are sins and bad deeds. He avoids all of them. Even if someone insults him or someone transgresses against him with words, he holds back and does not respond to him. If someone insults him, let him say: "I am fasting, I am fasting." Yes.