Is it permissible to masturbate to obtain a semen sample for infertility and fertility tests, knowing that masturbation is forbidden in Islam?
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It is permissible to masturbate by hand if there is a need for it, such as to extract semen for analysis to determine the cause of infertility. In this case, there is no harm in it, unlike masturbation without need.
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