What is the ruling on treatment that reduces the intensity of desire?

Question:
What is your opinion, may Allah reward you, regarding a treatment that kills sexual pleasure? I have heard of a treatment called camphor, so what is your opinion on that? Please inform us, may Allah reward you, and may Allah reward you with good.


Answer:
Regarding the intensity, strength, and danger of desire, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: You should fast as much as is easy for you, and seek help from Allah, then through the fasting to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided, if you are able to do so. If you are not able, then contact the specialized doctors who have concern for this matter, so that they guide you to what helps you to preserve yourself and to restrain your desire from what Allah has forbidden. There are medications that weaken desire, but do not cut it off; rather, they weaken it until the causes that help in fulfilling it in the lawful manner arrive. So you must ask the specialists who have concern for this matter so that they guide you to causes that help you to curb your desire and guard against its excess, with beneficial medications that do not cut it off and do not harm you, but weaken it at a specific time and a certain period, until it becomes easy for you to marry and fulfill your desire in what Allah has permitted (Glorified and Exalted is He). And fasting, if possible, is among the best and among the best of the medicines to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided.
And here is a point that should be known, which is: the marriage to which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided, many young people are lazy about marriage and turn away from marriage, and perhaps some of their colleagues encourage them to do so, sometimes by patience until the studies end, sometimes until they find a job that suits their status, sometimes this, and sometimes that, and this is a mistake.
It is obligatory to hasten to marriage if that is facilitated, even through your father, or through your elder brother, or through your mother, or through any path that leads you to marriage. Hasten to marriage, and do not wait for the end of studies, do not wait for a job, do not wait for having a house that you own, or any of these excuses. Hasten to marriage, and the married person is helped by Allah, and Allah says (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-Nur: 32] So He made marriage one of the causes of wealth.
So you must marry and hasten to it, and do not postpone it until the end of studies, or until this, or until that; rather, if it is facilitated, even through your father, or through your brother, or through your mother, or by any path by which you obtain it, do not delay, but hasten and be quick; because in this there are many benefits, among which is lowering your gaze, and among which is guarding your private parts, and among which is increasing the offspring and increasing the Muslim community, and among which is that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) will enrich you thereby and help you thereby with many benefits.
It is also not hidden that marriage brings calm to the soul, rest for the soul, and tranquility. So Allah made the wife a rest for the husband: [Ar-Rum: 21] So the wives, Allah made them a rest for the husband, and comfort for him, and tranquility for him. So if he marries, he has sought help with something that Allah made for him as help for tranquility, comfort, rest of the soul, and peace of mind. So do not delay this thing that Allah made for you as a rest, and help for good, and a cause for protecting you from what Allah has forbidden (may Allah have mercy on him).