The Ruling on Playing with One’s Genitals in Ramadan Until Emission

Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I am a young man who has just reached puberty, and in Ramadan I played with my genitals and caused an emission. What is the ruling?

Answer:
A person playing with his genitals in Ramadan until he emits, even the habit that some people do, is an abomination. He must make up the day, and he must repent to Allah the Exalted. He does not owe an expiation; rather, he must make up the day along with repentance and seeking forgiveness. If he emits semen due to his playing and moving his genitals to bring it out, or if he looks at women or kisses his wife and semen comes out, he must make up the day and abstain for that day. He abstains and does not break the fast; he abstains for the day and makes up the day, and he must repent and seek forgiveness. The secret habit is forbidden and not permissible. It is the extraction of semen, and it is called masturbation. People call it the "way." This is an abomination, and it is not permissible to do it, and it has many harms.