So what is the ruling, and what is the way out of this severe affliction?
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The questioner : A young man has been granted by Allah the blessing of guidance, and praise be to Allah, but he suffers in this great month from a great trial, fearing that it may be a cause for faith to be uprooted from his heart. It is the trial of desire, and it increases day after day, despite the fact that he strives to restrain himself through repentance to Allah. But Satan returns to him, and the soul that commands evil overpowers him, until he fell into the sin of masturbation for three days of Ramadan. So what is the ruling, and what is the way out of this severe affliction? And there is no power and no strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : I say that the way to get rid of that is for a person to think about the result of this act. The result of this act is:
First: that he falls into sin, whether he is fasting or not, but if he is fasting, it is more severe.
Second: that his fast becomes invalid, for if a person masturbates and semen comes out of him, his fast becomes invalid.
Third: that he must abstain for the rest of the day; he cannot eat or drink.
Fourth: that he must make up this day.
So if he thinks about the consequences, that is one of the greatest causes that prevents him from practicing this act.
And as long as the brother questioner is speaking about himself, saying that Allah has granted him the commitment, let him ask Allah for steadfastness, but let him not make this disobedience a cause.
The Shaykh : I say that the way to get rid of that is for a person to think about the result of this act. The result of this act is:
First: that he falls into sin, whether he is fasting or not, but if he is fasting, it is more severe.
Second: that his fast becomes invalid, for if a person masturbates and semen comes out of him, his fast becomes invalid.
Third: that he must abstain for the rest of the day; he cannot eat or drink.
Fourth: that he must make up this day.
So if he thinks about the consequences, that is one of the greatest causes that prevents him from practicing this act.
And as long as the brother questioner is speaking about himself, saying that Allah has granted him the commitment, let him ask Allah for steadfastness, but let him not make this disobedience a cause.