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What are the authentic hadiths reported concerning "marriage of the hand" (masturbation)? Is the one who performs it deprived of the Houris, and what is its expiation?

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No authentic hadith has been established regarding "nikah al-yad" (hand marriage). Scholars have ruled all such narrations as weak. However, masturbation (nikah al-yad) has been proven to be unlawful through other evidences.

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