Is it haram to share my Netflix password?

It depends on who you share it with. Sharing within what your plan allows, like your household or the extra profiles and members you paid for, is completely fine. Sharing it outside those rules breaks the agreement you accepted when you signed up, and Muslims are asked to keep their agreements.

Agreements matter in Islam

When you sign up for a streaming service, you tick a box agreeing to its terms. That's a contract, even if nobody reads it. Islam takes contracts seriously:

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَوْفُوا۟ بِٱلْعُقُودِ "O you who have believed, fulfill [all] contracts." Quran 5:1

The Prophet ﷺ also said that Muslims are bound by their conditions (Sunan Abi Dawud 3594). So the question isn't really "Is sharing passwords haram?" It's "What did I agree to?"

What's fine

Your household: people living with you, if your plan covers them.
Profiles you're allowed: using the number of profiles and screens your plan includes.
Paid extra members: some services let you add someone outside your home for an extra fee.
Watching together: inviting friends over to watch on your screen.

What crosses the line

Giving your login to friends or relatives in other homes when your plan doesn't allow it.
Selling access or splitting one account among strangers.
Using someone else's login that they were never allowed to share.

"Everyone does it" doesn't change the agreement. The Prophet ﷺ said that halal is clear and haram is clear, and between them are doubtful matters; avoiding them protects your religion and your honor (Sahih al-Bukhari 52).

Rules change, so check your plan

Streaming services update their sharing rules from time to time. Something that was allowed a few years ago may not be allowed now, and the opposite can happen too. Take two minutes to read your plan's sharing section in the account settings. Then you'll know exactly where you stand.

Halal ways to save

If the cost is the issue, there are honest options: choose a cheaper plan with ads, add a paid extra member instead of sharing for free, or take turns subscribing to one service at a time. For related questions, see Is it haram to download pirated movies or software? and Is it haram to use a VPN to watch shows from another country?

Key points

Sharing within your plan's rules is fine.
Sharing outside them breaks your agreement.
Muslims are bound by the terms they accept.
Sharing rules change, so check your plan.

Tip: If a relative in another home wants to watch, see if your service offers a paid extra-member slot. Splitting that cost fairly keeps it simple and halal.