Is masturbation forbidden? And what is the evidence?
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The questioner : The questioner says: Is hand intercourse, or what is called masturbation and the secret habit, lawful or forbidden? And are there any proofs in this matter?
The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: In this issue, we adopt the position of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), who held that masturbation is forbidden; citing as evidence His saying (Blessed and Exalted is He) in describing the believers:[Al-Mu'minun 23:5-7]; whoever seeks to divert his desire by means other than marriage or concubinage is a transgressor, an aggressor, and one who wrongs himself.
Other than that?
The Shaykh : The Shaykh says: In this issue, we adopt the position of Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), who held that masturbation is forbidden; citing as evidence His saying (Blessed and Exalted is He) in describing the believers:
(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 الْعَادُونَOther than that?
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