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In this situation, is masturbating to produce the sperm sample permissible?

· 10 Shaʻban 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35761English

Question

I am having a test performed on my sperm and the doctor needs a sperm sample. In this situation, is masturbating to produce the sperm sample permissible? JazakAllahu khairan

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is permissible for medical reasons.1

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Bilal Issak

Student Darul Iftaa
Leicester, England, UK

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Fatawa Darul-Uloom Zakariyya, Zam-Zam Publishers. V 6, Pg. 790-791

Answered by
Bilal Issak
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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