What is the ruling on watching pornography, does its perpetrator become an infidel, and is ghusl required afterwards?
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Watching pornographic films is forbidden and requires repentance. However, it does not lead to disbelief for the one who watches them, nor does it necessitate ghusl (ritual bath) merely by watching. Ghusl is only required upon the emission of semen.
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