{"_id":"668da05a0b76658b4c2334f4","title":"Is watcing pornography a major or minor sin? Is masturbation impermissible?","question":"Is watching pornography a major or minor sin? And I’ve heard different things about whether masturbation is Haram or not, could you please clarify?","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Yes, watching pornography is a major sin and one must do all they can to avoid it. It is very destructive physically, psychologically, and spiritually.\\n\\nRegarding masturbation, I say the following: The four schools of law (Ḥanafī, Mālikī, Shāfiʿī, Ḥanbalī) stand as the authoritative voices of Sunni Islam's legal scholarly tradition. Beyond these four, there is no recognized, meticulously preserved, and uninterrupted lineage of scholarship tracing back to the Prophet ﷺ. To prevent confusion and the dilution of the sacred law, we must not accept legal rulings from anyone who does not possess expertise in and adheres to one of these four schools. That being said, the official stance of the four schools of Islamic law is that masturbation is prohibited (ḥarām). However, in cases where one struggles to control their desires and faces the imminent risk of committing adultery, necessity may permit masturbation as a means to avoid a more harmful evil.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c232779","tag":"Women: Modesty","count":60},{"_id":"668d9fe00b76658b4c2327b5","tag":"Men: Modesty","count":37},{"_id":"668d9fe20b76658b4c232800","tag":"Women: Sexual Health","count":36},{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232995","tag":"Men: Sexual Health","count":25}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:40:58.559Z"}