The Ruling on the Secret Habit

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Question:
The questioner says: What is the ruling on the secret habit? And does it bring about illusions and obsessive thoughts for a person?

Answer:
The secret habit is prohibited for two reasons. The first is a legal impediment, which is that it is a form of pleasure derived from other than what Allah has made lawful,

⁽⁵⁾ And they who guard their private parts ⁽⁶⁾ Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - ⁽⁷⁾ But whoever seeks beyond that

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-7]

that is, other than one’s wife or one’s slave,

then those are the transgressors -

فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ

[Al-Mu'minun 23:7]

. It is a violation of the inviolable rights of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. Therefore, it is forbidden from the standpoint of the Shari'ah, because it is a preparation for what Allah the Mighty and Majestic has permitted, namely pleasure derived from other than what He has made lawful. This is the legal reason. The second reason is the medical one. The doctors have stated that one who engages in the secret habit suffers from mental disturbance and dysfunction. Yes, so he should avoid it and not approach it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,

Source أهمية طلب العلم — alfawzan.live (50:52)

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