Chastity and Desire
This subtopic gathers questions on guarding chastity. They concern masturbation, pornography, lustful looking and thoughts, and the path out of them.
Questions readers ask here:
- Will health, eyesight, and bodily strength return after stopping masturbation that lasted two years?
- Is it permissible to flirt with women before marrying them?
- Is it permissible to return to masturbation when experiencing an intense desire to commit zina?
- What is the ruling on a Muslim youth going out on a date with a girl before marriage?
Marital intimacy belongs under Intimacy, and whether something breaks the fast under What Breaks the Fast.
132 questions
How does a young man get rid of feelings of admiration for a girl after repentance, and what are the legitimate ways to overcome that negative effect on his heart and conduct?
What is the ruling on continuing a relationship with a female friend when feelings of love for her cause the emission of prostatic fluid (madhiy), and is the desire to hug and kiss her with a "pure kiss" considered a sin, and what should one do to avoid deviance, given a previous history of masturbation?
Are the viewer of pornography and the one who commits fornication with himself equal in sin in the sight of Allah?
Is the emission of pre-seminal fluid (madhy) after an erection, without deliberate thought, considered unlawful (haram)? And is it permissible to purify a garment that has been sprinkled with it by using water?
Is a woman's caressing of her private parts considered a forbidden form of masturbation, and what is the ruling on that?
What is the ruling on a man fondling his penis without intending to masturbate, but rather to experience a little pleasure?
What is the ruling on a wet dream or ejaculation that occurs during sleep, accompanied by some awareness and the ability to desist, despite not having any bad intentions before sleeping?
What is the ruling on my action, and what advice should I follow, knowing that I engaged in masturbation on one of the nights of Ramadan and did not purify myself until after three days, and I made up the prayers after purification, and I am aware of my action, and I intend to repent, and I am afraid of punishment, and I am also gay and masochistic, and strong intrusive thoughts afflict me, so what is your advice?
Is prostatic fluid, if it is discharged with lust, considered masturbation?
Does viewing pornography and videos, accompanied by imagining and mentally practicing images of fornication and masturbation, necessitate a waiting period ('iddah)? Is this considered fornication that mandates a waiting period? And does repentance require additional action beyond regret, abstention, and the resolve not to return to the sin?
Will he who was afflicted with an inclination toward the same sex, but did not commit the sin, enter Paradise? Will Allah forgive whoever committed the act of the people of Lut and then repented? Is it permissible to masturbate for one who has abstained from it for a long time? Can a person endure not ejaculating forever?
What is the ruling on one who inserts his penis into himself and reaches the stage of ejaculation without anything being discharged from it, and what is its expiation?
Is the questioner considered a pimp for being jealous over his paternal aunt and ordering her to be modest, despite his sexual arousal towards her and masturbating while imagining her?
Do wet dreams affect the discharge of semen?
Is it unlawful to intensely play with the navel until one feels cold, relaxed, and trembles, accompanied by vaginal discharge without touching the vulva? And how can one get rid of this act?
Is what sometimes happens, namely penile erection and seminal emission, as a result of friction between clothing and the penis when looking at something stimulating, considered masturbation? And are there any harms to it, or is there no harm if semen is not emitted?
What is the ruling on ejaculating by rubbing the penis on the bed after waking up from sleep, and is this considered masturbation? And does masturbation have a prescribed punishment like adultery?
Is it permissible to arouse one's desires by undressing under a blanket and then redressing before ejaculation, such that no one can see the 'awrah?
What is the ruling on delving into sexual topics for entertainment and laughter, such that it becomes the sole topic for those who are unmarried and have no need for it?
Are my deeds and prayers accepted with masturbation, and do I have the right to custody of my daughter to raise her religiously?
Is it permissible to dispose of excess semen through masturbation if it sometimes exits with urine and causes pain?
Does ejaculation resulting from fear, especially without accompanying lust, count as masturbation?
Is a husband sinful if semen is discharged involuntarily when his desire intensifies due to his wife's absence, and is this considered masturbation, and what is the solution?
What is the ruling on repeatedly viewing pornographic websites, repenting from it, then returning to it, and on speaking to someone about sexual matters, meeting with them, and committing forbidden acts with them? And what is the way to repent from all of that, strengthen faith, and be delivered from this lustful self?