Pornography And Islam

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			smil Alhamdulillah, Salaam Alaikum. Peace be with you, thank you for tuning in to another episode of
the deen show. And this way of life, this way of life that was brought by all the messages of God,
that called people to nothing but goodness didn't leave out anything in one's life, a complete
complete blueprint on how a person should live their life from A to Z. That's right. And it didn't
even leave out our next topic. That's right, a billion dollar industry. That's not really brought
anything good, though, produced a lot of money, and has gotten a lot of people addicted. What is
this, you're gonna have to sit tight for our next topic, that many people are going to be really
		

			amazed that we're even talking about, can we talk about this? Is this something that we should shy
away from all this and more here on the D show? Sit tight? We'll be right back. This is the thing.
		

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			Peace be with you. Peace be with you. Now, how are you, man? I'm doing good. It's so good to be with
you. Thank you for finding the time to be with us. Now you're the director of mental health. Can you
explain for our viewing audience? What is what people have mental issues? They come and see you What
does this mean you explain to us? Well, it's part of an organization that I work at access,
California Family Resource Center. And basically, it's a holistic approach to help people with their
problems. So we've got different departments. So it's immigration, it is housing, it is welfare, it
is financial system. But also all these things can really press and they can really generate a lot
		

			of emotional stress on the individual or the family. So that holistic approach is can we help people
in their totality, rather than just take care of the housing, but not addressing their familiar
problems or their emotional problems. And people have this impression that mental challenges or
mental health challenges are like schizophrenia, crazy people, insane people. And the reality is,
there is just so much emotions, that can really be bothersome and challenging to the individual. A
person who does not have legal status, they can develop anxiety as a result, a person who's having a
problem with their loved ones, a person who just relocated from one place to another adjustment
		

			issues, or sometimes it just family problems, couples having issues with one another. So when we
speak about mental health, we're not just talking about people that need to be medicated. We're
talking about people who are having problems, just because they're humans, that is just part of the
challenge that we have as, as humans, and they happen to be in charge of that, of that program.
Well, Mashallah that you find a time to be with us here. So, before we dwell into our topic, I
introduced the show and I said, Look, we follow this way of life, I need to mention the name. All
right, because a lot of times, you know, a person will be so qualified for the job. And then what in
		

			the past, you know, the person had all the credentials, but he was African American, he didn't get
the job. So sometimes when people hear because they're a little bit timid, of this word, and I'll
say in a second, but I want to define it. It's a way of life that was lived by all the messengers of
God, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, peace be upon the Christ, and the last and final
messenger problem how at peace be upon them. It's a way of calling a human being to submit to the
one creator alone, and to do good to develop good and noble character, and it doesn't shy away from
anything, but sometimes, I didn't even mention the word yet. When we mentioned it, some people are
		

			going to be a little timid, a little bit afraid, but * is addictive, and many people are
under this hypnosis spell, and now it's corrupting homes corrupting societies. But is this something
that now is relevant in Islam does Islam I said the word does Islam Now, come and even address and
and and and are we should we shy away from talking about something like this? Well, let me just
begin by appreciating you addressing this topic.
		

			The point being is that you could have chosen a much safer topic.
		

			Talk about, but reality is the messengers were sent in order to guide people. And they would address
the challenges that the masses are facing at this point. So *, you said it was a billion
dollar industry, it's a billion dollar industry a month in the US, every month, every month in the
US, it's a billion dollar industry. Wow. So the $1 billion is not worldwide, it's not annual, it's
monthly only in the US. estimation annually, it's about $52 billion. And which technology is
probably going to jump a lot more than that. But then, like you said, you know, in your
introduction, you said that this is a way of life from A to Z. And when we say it's a way of life,
		

			we're not talking about a way of life that dictates but rather, it's a way of life that really
disciplines it's a way of life that guides. And if you look into the whole idea of Islam, I mean,
one of the most important pillars of what Islam of what Jesus and Moses and Noah and Mohammed, peace
be upon peace be upon all of them taught, is this whole idea of the subjugation of the passion. And
that is teaching self control and self discipline, where the person is in charge of what they
become, and who they are, rather, the other way around, having their desires and their lust and
their different emotions, be out of control, producing who they become, rather, the person being in
		

			charge of what their destiny is going to be is going to be like, oh, Islam did not leave this out at
all. It addressed it, because it's a human need, in a way, but it's a human need, that needs to be
put in the proper channels, sexual passion, you know, so now we have got this passion that God has
created in us. And in Islam, we are encouraged to enjoy that. But enjoy, do not abuse, enjoy it, by
putting it into the proper channel. And the proper channel is that you must be in an ethical
relationship, adding that ethical value to the relationship that you are in. And that would be where
you direct your sexual energy. Now someone says, you know, okay, Islam calls to moderation, right?
		

			Not going to extremes. And someone says, You know what, I just want to watch it a little bit to get
my relationship with my wife to boost it up a little bit. You know what I mean? I'm not going to
take it anywhere else. I'll keep it with my wife. And we'll just do this part time, we'll watch
this. And have you heard this excuse as I have, and that is part of the what the industry uses. But
you have got to remember one thing, * is somebody else's imagination. It is not my imagination.
And it is not, you know, a wife's imagination. This is somebody else's imagination, and they're
selling it to us. But see, remember this, a healthy sexual relationship between husband and wife is
		

			not developed will not be enhanced or enticed. Because, you know, they're watching *, that is not
how you enhance the sexual relationship between between partners. So what we will do is, there is
actually a better alternative than watching and watching *. And you know, I mean, we will talk a
lot more about this. But what we see on * is usually what really happens in Vegas. But I've heard
that argument. And it's a really bad argument. It's, you know, like, you know, I am not really going
to become alcoholic, I just want to live alcohol. And Islam closes the door completely on that in
the Hadees. As you will know, the Prophet salallahu alaihe salam says, masskara, Cafiero hufa kalila
		

			Heron, that which makes you intoxicated in in large quantities, small quantities of it are
forbidden. So now, because it has got that potential, then there is really no amount that would be
considered to be a safe amount, Islam cuts it from the root, by all means, if it doesn't contribute
to the betterment of society is out by all means. And the idea is very simple. It has got that
potential into it can potentially lead there. Therefore, there is really no goodness that can come
out of it. Now, to be honest, there may be some goodness coming out of it, but the harm always
outweigh the goodness and at that point, whatever goodness may come out of it, it's not worth it.
		

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			back here on the deen show with Shaykh, yasir zaga. Now, I also when I opened up the show,
		

			I kind of defined what this beautiful way of life is, the way that's causing you to noble behavior
is calling you to establish a direct connection with the one who created you, is calling you to be
good to your neighbor to be good in society. But now a lot of people, they have attributed this,
maybe you know, to the actions of a few bad apples. And there are a few bad apples in every bunch.
So now for the person who likes what we have to say. But because we cater to a lot of the icons, not
yet Muslims, because everyone has the potential to submit just to the one God, the same God that
Jesus worship, that's the God that we're worshipping. And we're trying to develop ourselves to be
		

			the best human beings that we can. But someone's listening to you. And now we mentioned the word
Islam and they right away think, man, look at these terrorists, I don't want to take nothing from
it. What are you got to say to this person, so we can remove the block and continue on with that
topic. And well, we first thank them for watching, by the way. And I think that is that is really
beautiful. And one thing that has happened as a result of the bad apples, that is weak at defining
Islam by what it's not. So we're constantly talking about all Islam is not terrorism. Islam is not
violence, it's not extremism, it's not this. So we talk about what it's not, but rarely do we get a
		

			chance to talk about what it is. And, you know, part of what Islam teaches here is this idea of the
subjugation of the passion, the idea of self discipline, that is part of the teachings, universal
values, that some appreciates, that actually anybody you don't even have to be a Muslim to
appreciate, you know, some people talking about let us protect our families, * is not good to the
family, let us protect our young boys about you know, or young girls, we're talking about the first
time that a person is exposed to *, as we talk right now is at the age of 1111, at the age of 11,
so much sexual content is coming towards this kid beat a boy or a girl that they have not developed
		

			yet. They don't have to contend with the information that they've just bombarded with. And that you
know, what, don't need to be a Muslim, you don't need to be a Christian or Jew or atheist or theist,
in order to appreciate, you know, what the need to protect, you know, our families and our children
from from that. So I would say to the people who are watching out there, you know what, you may not
agree with my theology, you may not, you know, appreciate my faith. But the point is that this is an
issue that is impacting the masses. And that is, you know, as a Muslim community, this is what we
like to contribute out there. Now, the person says also another argument, someone says, Look, I'm
		

			not harming nobody, just me, myself and the video and I'm having a good time, I'm not murdering
nobody, I'm not stealing from nobody was the problem.
		

			Actually, that is not a very good argument. This is like the person who says that I will drink I
will not drive out just be at home, harm, don't to self is harmed on to society, harm done to self
is harm done to society, okay, you may not be, you know, driving out there causing accidents, you
know, getting your DUI, but it's taking away from the potential of a father that you can be, it's
taken away from the potential of a good husband, that you can be, it's taken away from so much
potential of you as an individual that you can bring into society. So, this is really not a good
argument, because I am not harming anybody else. Therefore, it should be okay. That is not
		

			acceptable. And by the way, if you are in a relationship, then you are harming somebody else. Okay?
Because you are leaking and misdirecting your sexual energy where it does not belong. Now, I heard
this quote from a spokesman that was against *. And can you comment on this saying that
the addiction of * is far more serious than addiction of crack cocaine? You know, actually, a
that is not, um, that was actually made to the Congress to the Congress, yes, that that quote was
made into Congress. And the argument is very simple. And that is crack and cocaine, you can actually
detoxing the body from it. There might be a time when your body is really cleansed from the remnants
		

			of crack cocaine, sexual images are so imprinted in our heads, that getting rid of it almost is next
to impossible. So would you say this would contribute now to a person having these images and now
going out harming an innocent woman, someone who's walking down the street, he just saw * video
and then he goes and acts out on this. That is actually not a good argument. No, there is no
correlation between let's say *, child molestation, sexual assault on people simply because a
person is addicted to *. That is not the problem that we have with * at this at this point. It
is the fact that it is addictive. It is costing money. But then again, look into the
		

			Bigger Picture and the kind of image that it sells to us as to definition of manhood and womanhood.
A man is now his manhood is determined by the size of his penis, by how good he is by how much pain
he is able to inflict on the woman. And now that stud, that is good, but the reality is, can you
imagine if this is how we were to go around defining manhood, or objectifying women the way that
* does, or the whole idea of institutionalizing racism, simply because a person belongs to a
certain ethnic background, therefore, we can say a lot more about his private parts. So it's not
just the * or what appears to be *, there is the objectification of women that is taking place,
		

			there is racism that is taking place. And there is just the manipulation of these young minds that
are out there in cheating them defining what is manhood. And what is womanhood. from watching this,
would you say also, that the man would also have more of a now less of respect towards the average
woman from watching this, looking at her just like, you know, piece of meat, just you know, someone
who's not respected after watching her with men, so many times on the screen, he just has this
passion that he just wants to fulfill this lustful desire and, you know, or even now he starts even
not having much of a desire towards his own wife. There is actually a woman Her name is Gail Dion's
		

			she wrote a book called * land. And what she has done is that she has analyzed the * industry
out there. And what we see happening is the whole idea of how women are disrespected in *,
because there is usually no sexual pleasure that is taking place, especially in hard core *. It
is all about how much pain can you inflict on the woman? How much can you make her scream, you know,
all the and I don't mean to be graphic here. But like you said, you know, this is we're addressing
an issue that is impacting the masses, you know, can you rupture this, can you rupture that. And the
whole point is, it's all about impacting us on inflicting as much pain as possible. So the
		

			disrespect is, you know, to the whole sexual act that is taking place that's supposed to be very
enjoyable between a man and a woman. But now it is a source of pain to one party. And the other
party is seen as a person who can inflict most pain on the on the woman, women are presented as
people who are always looking for it craving for it, and they just enjoy the pain that is inflicted
upon them, because of what the men are doing to them. And when a young man sees this, now, TV does
not only sell us products, TV also sells us ideas. It sells us ideas about who we are. And it sells
us ideas about the people who are around us and who they are, and what TV makes out with this.
		

			From viewing * with this, would you from any studies, would this help in preserving marriages? Or
does it contribute to the divorce rate going up? You know, it's really sad, Eddie, and you know, in
the capacity of a therapist, and I see many clients, Muslims as well as non Muslims. The saddest is
when you've got a couple that walks into the office, and the man is looking down, say, Well, what
brought you in today? And the wife would say, My husband is addicted to *, and say, You know
what, I feel like he's cheating on me. I cannot compete with the women that he sees on *. And the
worst of it yet is there is nothing that I can do to stimulate my husband. What * does is that it
		

			kills the natural stimulants in a man. Women are naturally beautiful, they are naturally seductive,
they're just naturally stimulating to a man. But what has happened is that the person who is
addicted to * has become so decent decides that his own wife is saying, I cannot excite my
husband anymore. And I feel like I have really lost I cannot do what these women are doing. And
because he's taking me for granted and he's gotten so used to me, he needs to be excited by
different means. And I am unable to do what he sees on *
		

			is amazing facts. Hopefully people can watch this and start to develop a change for the better
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			this can we call it just pure evil? pure evil Yeah, and and go towards more good and that's where
inviting people to goodness and good things. And we'll be back with more here in the details so
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			Back here on the show with Shaykh yasir for zaga. Now, as human beings, we know that most of us, you
know, the vast majority of people, they they reflect upon the creation and they know that look, you
know, this all couldn't just come by chance design in the case of designer. So for those people who
want to live by the game plan that was originated by the one who created them.
		

			If we are God conscious people, people who want to get close to the one who created us, is this a
way that can bring us by watching this being involved in this in any way? Is this pleasing or
displeasing? Totally to the one who created us? Well, as far as Islam is concerned, there is really
no there is really no room for arguments it is done. It is it is it is extremely evil. So if you got
a wife and husband or your by yourself, there's no excuse for this. So they're not not not at all.
So how about self pleasure in Islam? itself? pleasure? Well, it depends what what do you mean by
self? pleasure? Yeah. Okay. But remember, * does not really give you It gives you a very
		

			momentary self pleasure. And like I said, You know, I don't wish to be graphic here. But what
happens is that *, decent sizes, yeah, and here is a sad fact. You know what soft *, the stuff
that we watch on TV is becoming so unbelievably hardcore in such a way that the * industry is now
competing with what we see on regular TV, because regular TV is just getting really bad. So now, a
regular TV is becoming our soft * that is available to everybody out there. But then you get used
to that. So what happens is that we need to, you know, because of the excitement is gone, we need to
come up with other creative ways. So that is why, for example, I come from California, and we've got
		

			the San Gabriel Valley. And that is the biggest * industry in the world, where they make about
15,000 movies a year. Wow, that's just in San Gabriel Valley, there is a website of * dedicated
to * website that comes up every 49 minutes. at every given minute, there are 29,000 people
searching for *. on daily basis, it is 68 million people looking for *. Now, the sad fact is
that 160,000 of this is people looking for child *. So what happens is, it has really killed the
natural stimulants in a person. So now we need to find other ways to excite that person. So what
would be exciting? Well, you know, after a while, it just gets to be all the same. Because there is
		

			really that. So what you do is that you become creative. But in that creativity, where you're trying
to solicit new viewers, or keep the ones that you have, what you get out is into grounds where it is
not acceptable. They have the PCP now out of the PC p, which is the pseudo child *. And
this was actually a case that was brought by Congress against the * industry. And that is you
cannot use children in *, because that is illegal, that would be considered child * and
molestation. So what the * industry has done two things, they bring these young people who are
age wise, they are legal, but looks wise, they have got the faces and the bodies of people who are
		

			minors, so they would advertise it as *. And again, this is to solicit people who would
actually take joy out of watching child *. And the other thing that they did is that they
animated children in these apps. And actually, the it was a Supreme Court said that said that was
legal, because you're not using real humans at that at that point. So they refer to this as PCB
pseudo child *. And yet that is very that is becoming popular amongst people. So what kind of
person do you talk about?
		

			And briefly, we're almost out of time. Talk to us about the five principles. And then towards the
end, I heard you mentioned that that very, very important one that we're talking about subjugation
of one's passion. So can you start from number one and get to number five, and then how can a person
really develop control over one's desires to live off this evil voice, we'll see, by by the end of
the day, you know, Muslim, speak about, you know, the five, the five pillars, and the five articles
of faith and all that. But by the end of the day, we are really after five principles by which a
person is to govern their life. And that is emphasizing and ascertaining the oneness of God,
		

			recognizing that there is a creator out there, and that creator has given us the blueprint that you
have spoken about. The second one is the subjugation of passion, be in control over your passion,
rather than being guided by your passion, or being guided by your lust and your decides. Number
three is the whole idea that you develop that good character, about, about, about the self, there's
a, you know, electrode that we have on the six C's of character, developing a person's own
character. But then again, the person owns character can only manifests itself in how we act around
those who are around the people who are around us. So that is becoming a source of benefit to
		

			mankind, especially for our Christian friends who are watching us out there. That is actually the
motto of Jesus peace be upon him, when he said, would you add any more Baraka in Mr. Kuhn, and he
made me a man of blessings, wherever I may be, and we do all of this being God conscious. So these
would be the five principles by which we want to lead our lives. So any closing comments or
suggestions for the person who's addicted to this? And he's having a hard time getting away? What
suggestions? What advice do you have for him? You know, I would say, and I thank you for saying to
him or her because * is not only an addiction of men, but women are addicted to it as well. I say
		

			that there is really hope. And I'll say, please do get the help, please get professional help,
please see a therapist out there to help you with the with the addiction. And remember, you know,
simply because a person is addicted, that does not necessarily automatically make that person
inherently bad. But we would say that at this point, we are making poor choices. And there is a way
of getting rid of the poor choices by getting the professional help out there. Thank you very much
again for being with us. May God Almighty the creator law rewards you Thank you.
		

			And thank you for sitting tight through another episode of the deen show. And Islam, that way of
life that I mentioned, the beginning is calling you to nothing but goodness to strive and to
struggle against a lot of those evil inclinations that you might have. So to do a jihad, yes, right,
a jihad, jihad against many of these things that you want to do but aren't necessarily good for you.
And watching * is definitely something that's not good. It's not good for you, or society.
And if you can't beat the evil that's within yourself, how are you going to beat the evil that
surrounds you? That's right. Islam is something that is for the whole of mankind and when you live
		

			it, it's the same way of life that Abraham lived, Jesus Christ Moses in the last and final messenger
problem, Hama, peace be upon them. And when you live this way of life, it produces good and then you
can live good in this like life and have the best in the next life with paradise, that strife
paradise and that's what we're striving for. And we hope to see you next time here again on the D
show. Until then peace be on to you.