Does a person break his fast if he thinks about a woman until he ejaculates?
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Question : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh! What is the ruling for a man who is fasting during the day in Ramadan, then he is overcome by thinking about a woman, and then he ejaculates? Does he owe anything?
Answer : Yes, if a person thinks about his wife while fasting and ejaculates without any movement from him, meaning he did not touch his private part and did not turn over on the ground, but merely thinking caused the ejaculation, then his fast is not invalidated by that, neither in Ramadan nor in any other time. Why? Because thinking in the heart is the talk of the self, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 8:133 And if he thinks about having intercourse with his wife and ejaculates without any action from him, his fast is valid and he owes nothing. Yes.
Answer : Yes, if a person thinks about his wife while fasting and ejaculates without any movement from him, meaning he did not touch his private part and did not turn over on the ground, but merely thinking caused the ejaculation, then his fast is not invalidated by that, neither in Ramadan nor in any other time. Why? Because thinking in the heart is the talk of the self, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e. evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them.
إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ أَوْ تَكَلَّمْ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[30 من 93] هل يفطر من فكر في امرأة حتى أنزل؟!! الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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