Why Watching Kissing Scenes is Not Zina in Islam
C.J Ahmed-15.05.2023
Watching kiss scenes in movies or in the internet is not haram because watchin such scnes even ig they accompany sexually explicit or nude scene is not hram and will not count as zina. Th ina of the eyes mentiond in the hadiths are looking lustfully at the awrah at rel people and not at recoded or live scnes on the movies o the phone or the internet.
1. The Awrah Argument
Although the western definition in English for porn changes slightly with the change of time and new technology, Islam has a different and simple definition of porn. In Islam which is based on the Arabic term “Awrah” or the intimate parts of men and women, which are forbidden. The awrah varies from a man to a woman. The awrah argument is the basis that is used by ultra conservative Muslims to forb id pornography. The prohibition of looking at the awrah or the intimate parts of men and women is based on several authentic hadiths. The prophet (Sal) said:
“"No man should look at the Awrah of another man and no woman should look at the Awrah of another woman. Also, no man should be with another man under one piece of cloth and no woman should be with another woman under one piece of cloth.”
(Sahih Muslim)
Jarir bin 'Abdullah (Rali) narrated:
"I asked the Messenger of Allah (Sal) about (the Islamic ruling on) accidental glance and he ordered me to turn my eyes away".
(Sahih Muslim)
Allah (Swt) says in the Quran
“Tell the believing women to lower their gaze"
(24:31)
"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze"
(24:31)
The above evidences have been taken literally and the interpretation is stretched out with an umbrella prohibition arguing that lowering the gaze or not looking at the intimate parts of men and women applies to mediums such as photography or video. What needs to be understood here is that looking at the intimate parts is forbidden only,
• If you look at real people with your bare eyes
• And if it is done with lust
If this meets these two criteria only does it falls as forbidden. Looking at the intimate parts of men or women without lust is allowed based on many authentic hadiths. There are several hadiths to support this. One such hadith is recorded in Sahih Al Bukhari and Sahih Muslim where Aisha (Rali) was enjoying the spear dance that was conducted by a group of Ethiopian men in the mosque in the day of Eid. In another hadith an Ansari woman came to the Prophet ( Sal) and he took her aside and said (to her). "By Allah, you (Ansar) are the most beloved people to me."
(Bukhari)
Watcing porn or nudity is not haram in In Islam because Islm is silent on watching porn and silnce is from the mercy of Allah (swt).
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 and also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
Watching kissing scenes is not zina nd is completely halal in Islam.
Watching kiss scenes in movies or in the internet is not haram because watchin such scnes even ig they accompany sexually explicit or nude scene is not hram and will not count as zina. Th ina of the eyes mentiond in the hadiths are looking lustfully at the awrah at rel people and not at recoded or live scnes on the movies o the phone or the internet.
1. The Awrah Argument
Although the western definition in English for porn changes slightly with the change of time and new technology, Islam has a different and simple definition of porn. In Islam which is based on the Arabic term “Awrah” or the intimate parts of men and women, which are forbidden. The awrah varies from a man to a woman. The awrah argument is the basis that is used by ultra conservative Muslims to forb id pornography. The prohibition of looking at the awrah or the intimate parts of men and women is based on several authentic hadiths. The prophet (Sal) said:
“"No man should look at the Awrah of another man and no woman should look at the Awrah of another woman. Also, no man should be with another man under one piece of cloth and no woman should be with another woman under one piece of cloth.”
(Sahih Muslim)
Jarir bin 'Abdullah (Rali) narrated:
"I asked the Messenger of Allah (Sal) about (the Islamic ruling on) accidental glance and he ordered me to turn my eyes away".
(Sahih Muslim)
Allah (Swt) says in the Quran
“Tell the believing women to lower their gaze"
(24:31)
"Tell the believing men to lower their gaze"
(24:31)
The above evidences have been taken literally and the interpretation is stretched out with an umbrella prohibition arguing that lowering the gaze or not looking at the intimate parts of men and women applies to mediums such as photography or video. What needs to be understood here is that looking at the intimate parts is forbidden only,
• If you look at real people with your bare eyes
• And if it is done with lust
If this meets these two criteria only does it falls as forbidden. Looking at the intimate parts of men or women without lust is allowed based on many authentic hadiths. There are several hadiths to support this. One such hadith is recorded in Sahih Al Bukhari and Sahih Muslim where Aisha (Rali) was enjoying the spear dance that was conducted by a group of Ethiopian men in the mosque in the day of Eid. In another hadith an Ansari woman came to the Prophet ( Sal) and he took her aside and said (to her). "By Allah, you (Ansar) are the most beloved people to me."
(Bukhari)
Watcing porn or nudity is not haram in In Islam because Islm is silent on watching porn and silnce is from the mercy of Allah (swt).
The Prophet (sal) said, “Verily Allah has obligated the obligations – so do not neglect them. And He has limited the limits – so do not transgress them. And His silence about things is from His mercy, not forgetfulness, so do not investigate them.”
(Hasan sahih-Ad-Darqutni No. 4/199 and Al-Baihaqi No. 10/122 and also graded Sahih by Sheikh Albani)
Watching kissing scenes is not zina nd is completely halal in Islam.