Is vowing to fast one day for each time one masturbates valid, and how can it be annulled?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Unlawfully discharging one's desires, including through masturbation, is an transgression against Allah's command and the limits of His law, as stated in the Almighty's words: (And those who guard their private parts Except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed – But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors). As for a vow of obstinacy and anger, its maker is given the choice between fulfilling what he committed to (fasting) or performing an expiation for breaking an oath.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/38508
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 38508
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy