Porn Addiction in the Muslim Community: Causes & Treatment | Sh. Ammar Alshukry & Dr. Omar Husain

We sin, we repent, and sometimes we fall again.For many Muslims, pornography is one of the hardest cycles to break and one of the least talked-about struggles in our community.In this powerful episode of the AlMaghrib Podcast, Sh. Ammar Alshukry sits with Dr. Omar Husain — AlMaghrib’s resident expert on addiction, licensed clinician, and graduate of Al-Azhar — to unpack the reality of porn addiction, how it affects the brain, marriages, spirituality, and how Muslims can finally break free.This episode covers what every Muslim parent, spouse, and youth worker needs to know.What You’ll Learn:

• How pornography hijacks the brain
• Why even religious Muslims fall into this sin
• The impact on marriage, intimacy, self-worth, and mental health
• How early exposure is destroying our youth
• Islamic principles on lowering the gaze
• Step-by-step treatment strategies
• How parents can protect their kids
• What empathy looks like in the Muslim community
• When (and whether) addiction must be disclosed before marriage

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