What is the ruling on masturbating through means other than touching the male organs?
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Masturbation is forbidden by the Qur’an and . Its prohibition is not limited to doing it by hand; rather, it includes any method, whether by touching the organ or otherwise, or by using tools or dolls. Scholars such as Ibn Abidin and Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen have explicitly stated this.
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