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What is the ruling of Islamic law and medicine on masturbation, does it have harmful effects, and is there any research that confirms its prohibition in order to resolve the disagreement among scholars?

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Some research on this topic was previously mentioned in Fatwa no. 42355, and that the disagreement does not cease merely by the existence of a study proving or disproving the harms of this habit.

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