Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: Is Looking at Obscene Images Justified to Reduce Sinful Desires?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: Is Looking at Obscene Images Justified to Reduce Sinful Desires?
English:
Question #1186:
Some youth look at obscene pictures. They put forward a number of justifications for doing so. What is the view in this matter? Should looking at these pictures contribute to dulling the desire and, in turn minimising the tendency to committing that which is ḥarām, how should one go about it?
Answer #1186:
Should looking at the pictures be with ill intentions or when the looker knows that it will lead to sexual excitation, the fear of falling into ḥarām, or bad consequences; it is ḥarām. Trying not to commit an act of ḥarām by allowing oneself to fall prey to that which is ḥarām at the outset is not a valid justification to embark on the practice.