Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: Is It Permissible to View Images of Naked or Semi-Naked Women on TV or Film?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: Is It Permissible to View Images of Naked or Semi-Naked Women on TV or Film?
English:
Question #1181:
Is it permissible to look at pictures of semi naked or naked women, unknown to us, such as those appearing on films and television?
Answer #1181:
Generally speaking, watching moving pictures and photographs does have not the same ruling as looking in reality at people non-maḥram to you. Accordingly, there is no objection to it, as per Islamic law, if it is not done with lust, evil intention, and does not lead to a bad result. However, since watching obscene pictures is inherently intertwined with looking with sexual urge, and it is a precursor to committing ḥarām acts, it is, therefore, ḥarām.