What is the advice for one who is afflicted with the secret habit and cannot get married?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This person says he is a young student of knowledge who has been afflicted with what is called the secret habit, and he is unable to get married. So what do you advise him, O Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed for him is fasting. He should fast, and his desire will diminish; his desire will be broken by fasting. He will obtain two rewards: the reward of fasting and the reward of chastity. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was compassionate and merciful to his Ummah (community); he advised them to fast because it is more beneficial for them and better.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This person says he is a young student of knowledge who has been afflicted with what is called the secret habit, and he is unable to get married. So what do you advise him, O Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed for him is fasting. He should fast, and his desire will diminish; his desire will be broken by fasting. He will obtain two rewards: the reward of fasting and the reward of chastity. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was compassionate and merciful to his Ummah (community); he advised them to fast because it is more beneficial for them and better.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1673 -2802] ما النصيحة لمن اُبتلي بالعادة السرية ولا يستطيع الزواج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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