What is the ruling on one who masturbates in Mina while in the state of ihram for Hajj?

Question:
A man asked me and said: I masturbated in Mina while I was in the state of ihram for Hajj. I am regretful and repentant, but I am asking what is upon me regarding this. Is my Hajj valid? Or do I have to perform Hajj again? Or what is required of me? Since I had no answer, I wished to submit it to your program. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: The meaning of "obligatory" in their case is that one enters the state of ihram for Hajj. So the one in ihram must avoid intercourse and its causes. Interference is intercourse and its causes, so he avoids these matters and the effects of desire. In your use of masturbation by hand, you committed two prohibitions. The first prohibition is masturbation by hand, which is forbidden in the state of ihram and in other states. Yes. The second prohibition is that you did this while you were in the state of ihram. The one in ihram is commanded to avoid these things, to devote himself to his worship, and to complete his rituals. So what you did is a sin. It is obligatory for you to repent and seek forgiveness, and not to return to such a thing. But your state of ihram is valid, and your Hajj is valid, if Allah wills, with repentance and regret for what happened. Nothing is required for that. Nothing is required by way of a ransom payment, because this is not intercourse or direct contact. Praise be to Allah. Yes.