The Religious Status of Watching Porn

Q&A - Beliefs, Q&A - Marriage & Divorce, Q&A - Purification, Q&A - Social Matters

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is watching pornographic movies a kind of zinā (fornication/ adultery) in Islam? Answer: In the name of God, Most Kind, Most Merciful Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Yes, watching pornographic material is a form of fornication (zinā) which is not only prohibited and sinful in Islam…