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Does Watching Haram Break Fast?

30 March, 2024
Q There are some who fast and get nothing from the experience except for hunger and thirst. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said this in the context of those who abstain from food and drink but not much else. Does watching a haram video break your fast?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.


In this fatwa:

  • The purpose of Ramadan is to overcome our desires and temptations. We must then control ourselves to refrain from any sin.
  • If you do things that are not permissible while fasting, you are in severe jeopardy of penalizing and of obliterating the rewards of your fasting.
  • Watching haram videos will not break your fast but this will affect the reward of the fast.

Sheikh Yasir Qadhi explains more in this short video:

Almighty Allah knows best.

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Source: FaithIQ

About Sheikh Waleed Basyouni
A graduate with a Bachelors in Islamic Sciences from Al-Imam Muhammad University, KSA. He did his Masters in Islamic Theology, World Religions and Modern Religious Sects from Al-Imam Muhammad University; and PhD in Theology from Graduate Theological Foundation, Mishawaka, Indiana, USA.