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Does masturbating while contemplating the Qur’an and Hadith necessitate apostasy from Islam? And is the idea of divorcing one's wife and then taking her back to return to Islam a sound one?

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These satanic whispers do not necessitate disbelief (kufr), apostasy (riddah), or divorce, and one must ignore them. One must also stop masturbating, as it is forbidden and a harmful, evil habit.

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