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Is it permissible to masturbate or take medications to prevent nocturnal emissions before Hajj to avoid embarrassment and fatigue, especially since the campaign system lacks privacy?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Frequent nocturnal emissions or feeling embarrassed by people do not justify masturbation. Allah is more deserving of one's modesty. Nocturnal emissions do not affect Hajj according to the consensus of jurists. There appears to be no Sharia impediment to taking medication that prevents nocturnal emissions during the Hajj period, as long as it does not completely eliminate sexual desire.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

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