The ruling on masturbation out of fear of falling into fornication
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the students of knowledge permit masturbation out of fear of falling into fornication if one is unable to marry. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, this is an invalid statement. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-6] It is not permissible to place desire except in a wife or a slave woman owned by him. So whoever seeks beyond that, meaning other than that, then those are the transgressors. And the secret habit is beyond that.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) guided to lowering the gaze, he guided to fasting. For the one who has desire, he fasts. Fasting limits desire, for it is a cauterization for him.Sunan an-Nasa'i 2241Sahih (Darussalam) a cauterization, meaning it is like castration for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the students of knowledge permit masturbation out of fear of falling into fornication if one is unable to marry. Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, this is an invalid statement. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says:
(5) And they who guard their private parts (6) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
(peace and blessings be upon him) guided to lowering the gaze, he guided to fasting. For the one who has desire, he fasts. Fasting limits desire, for it is a cauterization for him.
should fast, for it will be
فعليه بالصوم، فإنه له
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أبلغ كيد الشيطان وسخريته بالمفتونين بالصور — islamhouse.com (1:09:05)
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