Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

The ways in which you can give up watching movies: you can

achieve that by means of several things that were mentioned by the scholars

and educators, such as the following:

1.Finding out about the shar‘i

ruling, which has been discussed previously in many answers.

2.Bearing in mind that Allah, may

He be exalted, is always watching and that He knows what is secret and is

even more hidden. One of the early generation was asked about what they did

that help them to lower their gaze and refrain from looking at haraam

things. He said: By knowing that Allah sees you more quickly than you see

what you are looking at.

3.Righteous friends who will

remind you if you forget and alert you if you are heedless. They are close

friends who love one another for the sake of Allah and you are brought

together in obedience to Allah, may He be exalted. Allah says

(interpretation of the meaning): “Friends on

that Day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to

Allah)” [al-Zukhruf 43:67]. That is the good companion whom the

Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) likened to the bearer of

musk. It was narrated that Abu Moosa al-Ash‘ari (may Allah be pleased with

him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)

said: “The likeness of a good companion and a bad companion is that of one

who carries musk and one who works the bellows. With the carrier of musk,

either he will give you some or you will buy some from him, or you will

notice a good smell from him; as for the one who works the bellows, either

he will burn your clothes or you will notice a bad smell from him.”

4.Keeping yourself busy with

things will benefit you in religious and worldly terms. You should have a

daily wird that you recite; memorize the Book of Allah; study some books by

the scholars or listen to them, and busy yourself with things that are

beneficial and serve the people and society.

5.Marriage, which is what the

Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) recommended to help lower

their gaze and guard chastity, as he said: “O young men, whoever among you

can afford it, let him get married, for it is more effective in lowering the

gaze and guarding one’s chastity. And whoever cannot afford it, let him

fast, for it will be a shield for him.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (4779) and Muslim (1400).

6.Always asking Allah to help

you, guide you and purify your hearing and sight. The best thing that a

person can do to rid himself of evil inclinations after taking the proper

measures is to turn to his Lord and ask Him to help him with that, to make

things easy for him and to purify his physical faculties.

We ask Allah to enable you to do that which He loves and that

pleases Him.

And Allah knows best.