Is it forbidden to read fatwas in the section on masturbation merely for pleasure?
Reading legal fatwas is a form of learning, and knowledge holds a significant position in Islam. The reader should have the intention of drawing closer to Allah and read what is most beneficial for them according to their situation and need. If a arouses a harmful desire, then one should not dwell on what lies beyond it, and should avoid everything that incites harmful desires, based on the principle of sadd al-dhara'i' (blocking the means), which refers to permissible actions that lead to prohibited ones. Islamic law has blocked the means that lead to the forbidden. In the questioner's case, it is feared that reading might lead to prohibited acts like masturbation, therefore, one should cease reading after learning what is obligatory.
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