I am atheist. I was a Muslim 10 yrs ago. Here are two views
Christianity:
hobbying is looked upon as a sin, as is having sex with a provider. However, Jesus was not judgemental in this. There is the wonderful story of a woman 'caught in adultery' (often a euphemism in the Bible for hobbying) who was being lynched (as execution by Jewish authorities was not legally permitted but only allowed under the jurisdiction of the Roman occupying force) by stoning. When questioned by those who condemned the woman as to whether she should be put to death, Jesus commented "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". He knew too well that those who accused her were those likely to pay for her favours anyway, and were hypocrites in the extreme. As the crowd dropped their rocks and dispersed, Jesus asked the woman "where are they who condemn you? .... and neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more." Notice that Jesus did not condone what she had done - he expected her to turn away from this sin for good - but he did not judge her. This is a good lesson for us. Although some may feel that providers are the lowest form of life - they are still people loved by God and worthy of that love. Yes, they and their customers are sinners, but so are we all - and we should never
Islam:
It is called Nikah Mut'ah, a fixed-time arrangement between a man and a woman that dissolves once the duration expires.
Muhammad (Peace and blessings upon him)clearly allowed his men to use temporary marriage as a sanctioned form of prostitution. (To be fair, the end of the hadith also seems to suggest that the practice was later forbidden. Islamic scholars disagree as to the historical context, and whether or not it is enough to supersede verse 4:24 of the Qur'an).
forget that.