Question
Reference number: 246412 | Miscellaneous | Aug. 9, 2020
I keep watching pornographic movies; I have tried to quit, but all my trials were in vain. I redo the same thing over and over. I even peep through a window to look at my neighbors. Moreover, my father keeps urging me to pray, and I act as if I am praying because I do the movements of the prayer but without being pure. What shall I do?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
Originally, you should have a strong will and determination to quit. Do not let your lust and sexual obsession lead you to do what makes Allah angry. Have you observed how such an action leads you gradually to the worst? You watch immoral movies, then you become impure, and then you act as if you were praying (a prayer without full purification). All these steps may lead you to commit adultery (May Allah forbid this).
The only solution is to quit instantly and to ask Allah to provide you with a strong will and patience so as to avoid the devilish insinuation.
To be able to leave these actions, and to be able to fight Satan, do not stay alone for a long time. Be busy doing beneficial acts. Consider your behavior: Do you accept it if people look secretly at your sisters or mother? I am sure, if one does the same thing, you will get furious. You may even wipe him out.
If you watch such movies because it is easy for you to have access as long as you are holding your smart phone, it would be better if you substitute it with an old-fashioned one, at least for a short period of time.
If you have the honest intention, Allah will support you. I recommend that you regret and repent. Do not despair, and place your trust in Allah.