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Masturbating whilst fasting

· 23 Muharram 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 40592English

Question

Assalamualaikum

This is my first time and i have a question related to fasting. The question is "Does masturbating lead to breaking of the fast?" If yes, then what is the remedy for this and what is the kaffara? is the kaffara cumpolsary?

Answer

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

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

Masturbating is a major sin and prohibited in Shariah. Therefore, one should sincerely repent from this evil habit.

In the state of fasting, if one ejaculates after masturbating, then he will have to make up for this fast by keeping a Qadha fast only, there will be no kaffarah. [1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muhammad I.V Patel

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] الفتاوى الهندية - ط. دار الفكر (1/ 205)

الصَّائِمُ إذَا عَالَجَ ذَكَرَهُ حتى أَمْنَى فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ وهو الْمُخْتَارُ وَبِهِ قال عَامَّةُ الْمَشَايِخِ كَذَا في الْبَحْرِ الرَّائِقِ

العناية شرح الهداية (2/ 330)

قَالَ الْمُصَنِّفُ فِي التَّجْنِيسِ: الصَّائِمُ إذَا عَالَجَ ذَكَرَهُ بِيَدِهِ حَتَّى أَمْنَى يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ هُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ لِأَنَّهُ وُجِدَ الْجِمَاعُ مَعْنًى

قِيلَ فِيهِ نَظَرٌ لِأَنَّ مَعْنَى الْجِمَاعِ يَعْتَمِدُ الْمُبَاشَرَةَ عَلَى مَا قُلْنَا وَلَمْ يُوجَدْ، وَأُجِيبَ بِأَنَّ مَعْنَاهُ وُجِدَ مَا هُوَ الْمَقْصُودُ مِنْ الْجِمَاعِ وَهُوَ قَضَاءُ الشَّهْوَةِ، وَهَلْ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ ذَلِكَ إنْ أَرَادَ الشَّهْوَةَ؟ لَا يَحِلُّ لِقَوْلِهِ - عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ - «نَاكِحُ الْيَدِ مَلْعُونٌ وَإِنْ أَرَادَ تَسْكِينَ مَا بِهِ مِنْ الشَّهْوَةِ أَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَبَالٌ»

البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري (2/ 293)

الُوا الصَّائِمُ إذَا عَالَجَ ذَكَرَهُ حَتَّى أَمْنَى يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ، وَهُوَ الْمُخْتَارُ كَذَا فِي التَّجْنِيسِ والولوالجية وَبِهِ قَالَ عَامَّةُ الْمَشَايِخِ كَذَا فِي النِّهَايَةِ

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Muhammad I.V Patel
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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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