Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Does masturbation break ones fast?

· 20 Ramadan 1441 AH1 min readFatwa 44898English

Question

Does masturbation break ones fast?

Answer

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

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

Masturbation is a major sin and an evil act. There are severe warnings for a person who masturbates. One must abstain at all costs as it incurs the wrath and anger of Allah Ta’ala.

Masturbation with ejaculation will invalidate the fast and one will have to make up one Qadha fast.[i]

The purpose of fasting is to exercise restraint from one’s carnal desires. Masturbation defeats that very issue. One should turn to Allah Ta’ala and seek forgiveness.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mahmood Suliman

Student Darul Iftaa
Gaborone, Botswana

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[i] حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 676)- دار الكتب العلمية بيروت

ما يفسد الصوم ويوجب القضاء ...أنزل "بتفخيذ أو بتبطين" أو عبث بالكف "أو" أنزل من "قبلة أو لمس" لا كفارة عليه لم ذكرنا "أو أفسد صوم غير أداء رمضان" بجماع أو غيره لعدم هتك حرمة الشهر

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع- دار الكتب العلمية (2/ 102)

ولو لم يكن متتابعا كصوم قضاء رمضان والنذر المطلق عن الوقت والنذر في وقت بعينه فحكمه أن لا يعتد به عما عليه ويلحق بالعدم، وعليه ما كان قبل ذلك في قضاء رمضان والنذر المطلق وفي المنذور في وقت بعينه، عليه قضاء ما فسد

بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع- دار الكتب العلمية (2/ 100)

ولو أنزل فيما دون الفرج فعليه القضاء ولا كفارة عليه لقصور في الجماع لوجوده معنى لا صورة

المحيط البرهاني في الفقه النعماني-دار الكتب العلمية (2/ 385)

نوع منه: إذا عالج ذكره بيده حتى أمنى، قال أبو بكر، وأبو القاسم: لا يفسد صومه، وعامة مشايخنا استحسنوا، وأفتوا بالفساد،

Answered by
Mahmood Suliman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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