What is the ruling on a married man who searches for pornographic websites on the internet?
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Question:
What is the ruling on a married man who searches for pornographic websites on the internet?
Answer:
This exposes oneself, may Allah protect us from it, to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). One who tracks down corrupt and degrading content on the internet or on satellite channels exposes himself to fitnah. He may be afflicted and stripped of his morals and his religion. So the Muslim must avoid these things and stay away from them, because they are a call to fitnah and to evil. Or, merely looking at them and spending your time on them, they actually affect your heart, your morals, and your religion.
What is the ruling on a married man who searches for pornographic websites on the internet?
Answer:
This exposes oneself, may Allah protect us from it, to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). One who tracks down corrupt and degrading content on the internet or on satellite channels exposes himself to fitnah. He may be afflicted and stripped of his morals and his religion. So the Muslim must avoid these things and stay away from them, because they are a call to fitnah and to evil. Or, merely looking at them and spending your time on them, they actually affect your heart, your morals, and your religion.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الرجل المتزوج الذي يبحث عن المواقع الإباحية في الانترنت؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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