I request clarification of the ruling on the secret habit during the daytime of Ramadan.
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh clarify the ruling on the secret habit during the daytime of Ramadan?
The Shaykh : Yes. By the secret habit, we mean masturbation by hand or otherwise. It is forbidden, whether in Ramadan or otherwise. The evidence for its prohibition is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-7]. And the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): Mishkat al-Masabih 3080. The point of indication is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the one who is unable to fast. He did not say, "If one is unable, let him release his fluid by any means." If that had been permissible, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have turned to fasting, because fasting is more difficult than masturbation. In any case: masturbation is forbidden, whether in Ramadan or otherwise. If it occurs and the person is fasting, his fast is invalid; his fast is invalid if he ejaculates. If it is in Ramadan, it is obligatory for him to abstain for the rest of the day and make up a day in its place. We ask Allah the Exalted to facilitate for our youth a prompt marriage with reduced bridal gifts and the submission of the guardians, because the affliction now is sometimes from the guardians and sometimes from the high cost of bridal gifts. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Mishkat al-Masabih 3097. He intended to marry a man off with an iron ring. If it is an iron ring, it suffices as a bridal gift. The most blessed marriage is the one with the least expense. So let us follow this path, so that our youth, male and female, are not lost.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? What? More? I fear it will be a burden on you. Well, there is no harm, five minutes.
The Shaykh : Yes. By the secret habit, we mean masturbation by hand or otherwise. It is forbidden, whether in Ramadan or otherwise. The evidence for its prohibition is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(5) And they who guard their private parts (6) Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they will not be blamed - (7) But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors -
وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ * إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ * فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَYoung man, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it keeps you from looking at strange women and preserves you from immorality; but those who cannot should devote themselves to fasting
يا معشر الشباب من استطاع منكم الباءة فليتزوج فإنه أغض للبصر وأحصن للفرج ومن لم يستطع فعليه بالصومThe marriage which produces most blessing is that which involves least burden
أعظم النكاح بركة أيسره مؤونةThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes? What? More? I fear it will be a burden on you. Well, there is no harm, five minutes.