What is the ruling on a man who used to watch films but has stopped, yet when he has intercourse with his wife, he imagines that he is…?

The questioner : The sixth [questioner] heard a man asking that he used to watch the films, the films that are shown, and he used to see women in these films. He said that when he had intercourse with his wife, he would imagine a woman from these, meaning… So what is the ruling on this?

The Shaykh : Yes, this is forbidden. This is not permissible.

The questioner : He has stopped watching films, but he says that now, meaning, I imagine a woman when I claim that I am… so what happened.

The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Advise them. Say to him: If you do that, you will not take pleasure in having intercourse with your family except where you believe you are having intercourse with the woman you were imagining.

The questioner : We say: Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : This is forbidden, and this leads to a person not being happy with his family. But if a person, when he has intercourse with his family, believes that he is having intercourse with his family and takes pleasure in them, then he attains happiness.