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I
am prone to masturbation
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Question:
I am a student who is prone to masturbation. So my desires
have overcome me such that I have not fasted (Ramadhaan)
as a result and have abstained from performing my (obligatory)
prayers for a long while. And now I try to exhert myself,
and most of the time I succeed (in refraining from masturbation)
such that sometimes I perform the witr
prayer at night and likewise before I sleep. So, with all
this, are my prayers accepted or do I have to make up the
prayers? And what is the ruling regarding masturbation, keeping
in mind that I mostly do it when I watch the television or
video?
Response:
Practicing masturbation is haraam
because it is seeking pleasure in other than what Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) has permitted. Allaah has not permitted the
seeking of pleasure and satisfying the sexual desires except
with (one's own) wife or with that which the right hand possesses.
Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) says:
{And
those who guard their chastity (i.e. private parts, from illegal
sexual acts). Except from their wives or (the captives and
slaves) that their right hands possess, for then, they are
free from blame}, [Soorah
al-Mu.minoon, Aayaat
5-6]
So,
any (form of) seeking pleasure with other than (one's own)
wife or with that which the right hand possesses is considered
prophibited and going against (the Law of Allaah).
The
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) advised the youth with a remedy which
would alleviate (any) raging desires and the danger of (these)
desires, as he (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((O
gathering of youth! Whoever amongst you is able, then he should
get married, since that is indeed more protective for the
eyes and the private parts; and whoever is unable, then he
should fast, for that is indeed better for him)),
[Saheeh
al-Bukhaaree - V.7, P.117]
So,
the Messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) advised with ridding ourselves of our
desires and distancing ourselves from its dangers by one of
two ways: either by fasing - for one who is unable (to get
married) or by marrying - for one who is able (to get married).
This
indicates that there is no third (option) for the youth to
try. So, masturbation is haraam
and is (thus) not permissibile in any circumstance according
to the majority of the people of knowledge.
You
are therefore required to repent to Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) and not to revert to this act (of masterbating,
rather) to distance yourself from that which affects (excites)
your desires, as you have mentioned that you watch television
and video and see (images) which excite the desires. So, that
wich is obligatory upon you is to distance yourself from seeing
such (images) and not turn the televison or video on to watch
these things which excite your desires. This is because this
is from the means to evil, and the Muslim is required for
himself to close (all) the doors to evil, and (in return)
the doors to good shall be opened for him (inshaa.-Allaah).
So,
distance yourself from all evil and fitnah
that comes your way. And from the greatest causes of fitnah
and evil are these films and soap operas which depict women
in a manner which excites the desires. You are therefore required
to distance yourself from these and (further) remove the means
to this (evil).
As
regards repeating the witr
and naafilah
prayers, then you are not required to do so, since the (previously
mentioned evil) acts do not nullify the witr
(prayer) or the tahajjud
(prayer); (as regards you having) masterbated, then this in
itself is prohibited and you are sinning by doing so. However,
the acts of worship which you have already performed according
to (that which has been legislated in) the Sharee'ah,
then they are not nullified except by shirk
or appostasising - and Allaah's Refuge is sought. As regards
acts other than shirk
and appostasising, then they do not nullify acts (of worship),
however, they are regarded as sinful.
Shaykh
Ibn al-Fowzaan
al-Muntaqaa min Fataawa Fadheelatush-Shaykh Saalih Ibn Fowzaan
- Volume 4, Page 272, Fatwa No. 277
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