Here are a few tips to get you off the hook …

Develop insight: That is, develop the understanding that you are indeed hooked on to the wrong thing. If

you think that pornography is “OK”, then you’ll never develop your spiritual side, alas.

Develop motivation: Why do you want to get rid of your addiction? The best motivation is to do so for the

sake of Almighty God and His Beloved Prophet (peace be upon him).

Avoid the wrong situations: As much as humanly possible, avoid those situations where porn is easily

accessible, e.g. company with the wrong people, watching television, lone hours at the internet, etc.

Follow every bad act with a good one: Such as two nafl of prayers, or a sadaqa (charity).

Stay busy: An idle mind certainly is the devil’s workshop, so involve yourself in something constructive.

Say the five prayers: Be staunch on the five obligatory prayers. If you don’t pray them, then start NOW.

Do it, no matter how hard it is for you. Even if you have to shower before every prayer. Try to do

the fardh, sunnah, and naflrak’ats, all of them.

Say the tahajjud prayer: No kidding here. Not only say thetahajjud prayer, but also spend some time

crying before the Lord. If you can’t cry, then make a crying face (no kidding again). Such remembrance

deep in the middle of the night will break the spell of the nafs and will work wonders for your overall

personality.

Keep nafl fasts: Remember that fasting is one of the strongest ways to keep the sexual urges at bay. Fast

on a daily basis in Ramadhan. In the other months, you may consider fasting every alternate day or every

Monday or any other schedule that suits you. (However, fasting on a daily basis has been recommended

against in months other than Ramadhan.)

Keep company with the Awliya (Friends of God) and theSulaha (Pious People): At the very least,

avoid company with people who will detract you.