Question
Reference number: 554548 | Miscellaneous | June 2, 2022
What is the ruling on developing an app to help people who are addicted to watching porn movies quit? Is it allowed to create such an app and make profits out of it? Is it also allowed to let people create nicknames so as to tell their stories?
Answer
Praise Be to Allah and Peace Be Upon His Messenger.
The app that you want to create and develop is considered useful and helpful as you create it to help people quit committing sins while watching porn movies. The consequences of watching such movies are serious. Watching these movies may lead to committing adultery. These immoral actions destroy the society.
It is necessary to say that the app you want to create must not show any pornography claiming that the app will help the user to stop gradually.
Creating nicknames to let users tell their real stories is allowed. Concealing the identity in such a situation is vital. It is narrated Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used not to tell the real names of people when he wanted to advise them. He used to say: “What about some people?”. He did not want to embarrass people by mentioning their real names in front of others.
It is worth mentioning that the stories which are posted as stories of success must be real so as not to deceive the users.
Let your intention be devoted to Allah, and there is nothing wrong in making profits.