The Ruling on Looking at Pornographic Films
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: He says, may Allah preserve you, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the warning against looking at images of women in his time. He says that looking now, for some people, is looking at many pornographic films. He asks how the guidance is in such matters that have become widespread among some people?
Answer:
It is not permissible to look at seductive films and those containing seductive scenes. These are traps of Satan, and those who made them want to catch people. So he should stay away from them and not look at them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: He says, may Allah preserve you, the author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the warning against looking at images of women in his time. He says that looking now, for some people, is looking at many pornographic films. He asks how the guidance is in such matters that have become widespread among some people?
Answer:
It is not permissible to look at seductive films and those containing seductive scenes. These are traps of Satan, and those who made them want to catch people. So he should stay away from them and not look at them. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أبلغ كيد الشيطان وسخريته بالمفتونين بالصور — islamhouse.com (1:05:34)
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