Does one sin if he masturbates once after having abandoned it for a long time, with the intention of expelling lust to prevent falling into the forbidden, knowing that it is permissible according to the Hanbalis under certain conditions? And is it permissible to repeat it if the same circumstances recur?
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Masturbation is not permissible except out of necessity, and what you have mentioned is not among those necessities. Therefore, you must repent and abandon this bad habit. Seek help through fasting, remembrance of Allah (), and supplication (dua), and avoid the causes of sin and bad company.
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