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How can one get rid of the obsessive thoughts about virginity, depression, and unjustified fear after repenting from masturbation, while adhering to acts of worship?

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Masturbation is forbidden, and it can be a cause of tribulation. You have done well by abandoning it. The actions you committed that are impermissible are a result of succumbing to whispers (waswas), and the cure for them is to disregard them, increase in the remembrance of Allah and recitation of the Quran, and perhaps consult a trusted psychological specialist.

If the hymen is ruptured, inform your husband that you did not commit zina (fornication/adultery), and that its rupture has many causes other than intercourse, as mentioned by Ibn Uthaymeen. There is no blame upon you in seeking a righteous man for marriage.

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