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Fatwa CenterHusband wants to watch unclothed women but demands that his wife cover
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If a person sees naked women in any of the channel of T.V should he open the channel again? If someone ask him to change the channel and he scold him is it right?
My husband wants me to wear Hijaab but all the time he watches Hijaab less women in the T.V also naked women but if I forbade him he misbehave with me. Alhamdulillaah, I wear Hijaab because of Allaah but if he can't control him from watching such thing should he have married me?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
T.V. channels have many prohibited sights and sounds for Muslims. Allaah says: (interpretation of the meaning): {And tell the believing men to lower their gaze - from looking at forbidden things - and protect their private parts, (from illegal sex). That is purer for them. Verily, Allaah is Khabeer (All-Aware) of what they do}[24:30].
Therefore, a Muslim should lower his gaze and not look at what Allaah has forbidden. Whoever sees an evil has to forbid the doer according to his abilities. The Prophet 
said: "Whoever among you sees an evil, he must change it with his hand (i.e. physically), if he is unable to do so, then with his tongue, and if he is unable to do so, then with his heart, and this is the weakest level of faith." [Muslim] Therefore, it is forbidden for your husband to watch naked or improperly dressed women, and he has to repent to Allaah from this sin which could lead him to committing adultery; we seek refuge in Allaah from that. You have to advise him and remind him with Allaah, using wisdom and fair preaching, and do not become tired of advising him. For instance, you can give him some books or tapes about the importance and obligation of lowering the gaze.
As regards his becoming angry when you forbid him from evil, there is no harm on you. It is forbidden for him to mistreat you. He has to accept the advice and praise Allaah for blessing him with a wife who helps him in obedience and forbids him from committing sins. This is indeed a blessing from Allaah which requires being grateful to Him and not the contrary.
And Allaah knows best.
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