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Is video chat adultery considered zina in Islam? What is the punishment and how can one repent?

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Before marriage if a person involved in adultery (shows his body or acts) through video chat what category of zina it comes under? What is the punishment according to Islamic laws? Will it break the nikah if the person do such act after getting married? What is the punishment? Kindly tell me the best way to repent and seek forgiveness and some amal to control the evil desires of nafs.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

(Fatwa: 114/83/M=2/1438)

According to Shariah, while making a video call any obscene act i.e. showing private part, dancing, vulgarity are unlawful and haram. If a married person does these acts his nikah will not be nullified merely due to this practice, as nikah is nullified by talaq or khula or by Shariah faskh and separation, but it is more heinous act if some married person does it. Though the Shariah has not fixed any specific punishment on this unlawful and obscene act, but it is evil practice. One should avoid it. The method of taubah is that one feels regretful on his act heartily and determines not to repeat the act in future. And one should seek forgiveness from Allah after offering two rakah of taubah Salah. In future, he should avoid making video calls. One tends towards evil act in privacy and loneliness, so he should avoid privacy and loneliness. If some evil thought comes into mind then he should suppress it heavily and do not let it dominate him. Contact any pious man for your reform and follow his instructions.

Allah knows Best!

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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