Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: What Is the Ruling on Trading in Videos and Equipment with Explicit Content?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Non-maḥrams’ Pictures and Films: What Is the Ruling on Trading in Videos and Equipment with Explicit Content?
English:
Question #1204:
What is the ruling in the matter of buying, selling, and renting video films showing explicit sexual scenes and the video machine itself?
Answer #1204:
Should these films contain sexually stimulating scenes which are bound to lead the viewer astray and to depravity, or contain lahwī songs and music that deviate people from the way of Allah and are suitable for the gatherings of lahw and sin, it is not permissible to produce, sell, buy, or rent them out. Nor is it permissible to rent the video recorder to be used for these purposes.