Is it permissible for a man suffering from sorcery and controlled by lust to castrate himself for this dire necessity?
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Question:
A man suffers from sorcery and is unable to control himself regarding lust. He falls into it frequently, and because of it, he has reached the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is over forty years old. Is it permissible for him to castrate himself for this dire necessity?
Answer:
No, he should be treated. He should be treated by people of expertise and medical professionals, and Allah will cure him, if Allah wills. He should perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on himself and increase his ruqyah in the morning and evening, and Allah will cure him, if Allah wills. Yes.
A man suffers from sorcery and is unable to control himself regarding lust. He falls into it frequently, and because of it, he has reached the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He is over forty years old. Is it permissible for him to castrate himself for this dire necessity?
Answer:
No, he should be treated. He should be treated by people of expertise and medical professionals, and Allah will cure him, if Allah wills. He should perform ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) on himself and increase his ruqyah in the morning and evening, and Allah will cure him, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لرجل يعاني من سحر وتسيطر عليه الشهوة أن يختصي لهذه الضرورة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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