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
If abstaining from doubtful matters is commendable, then is masturbation considered a doubtful matter and is its ruling commendable?
Are seeing or committing obscenities in dreams considered forbidden, knowing that the dreamer has no control over himself in the dream and strives against himself in wakefulness?
What is the ruling on fondling a blanket, pillow, or bag without using the hand until semen is discharged?
What is the ruling on fondling a non-mahram woman without intercourse, and is it considered zina (fornication/adultery)? And is anal sex considered liwāṭ (sodomy)?
Is it permissible to caress the penis before sleep to induce a wet dream?
Is the emission of semen that occurred as a result of friction with clothing while imagining intercourse with one's wife considered masturbation, and is there sin in it?
Does what transpired between the questioner and the young man fall within the scope of Zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)? How can she atone for this sin? What is the correct course of action regarding this relationship, taking into consideration the potential duration of the marriage?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a woman's heart becoming attached to a reciter of the Qur’an who was the cause of an increase in her faith, while she fears that this attachment might be a temptation (fitna)?
Am I obligated to return to internet cafes to delete search history and cookies related to watching pornographic films, and would I apostatize if someone were to search and find what I had searched for?
Is subscribing to a forbidden website for the purpose of establishing illicit relationships, while forgetting the random email used, considered an ongoing sin?
Is it forbidden to masturbate three times a week, and could God take revenge on me, and will God forgive me?
Is the act of moving the penis up and down and watching pornography, without the intention of masturbating, considered masturbation?
What is the ruling on having a wet dream or imagining the act of sodomy, and is that considered actual sodomy?
What is the ruling on masturbation, watching pornographic films, stripping in front of a camera, kissing and fondling a foreign girl, and rubbing one's body against hers without penetration until semen is discharged, while not performing ghusl until the morning? Is this act considered fornication, and what should I do regarding the days of Ramadan in which I did not perform ghusl?
Is a young man's attraction to tall, large individuals, and the resulting emission of prostatic fluid (madhy) upon seeing them, considered an illness or a deviation from one's innate nature (fitra)? Is he held accountable for this, and how can he rid himself of it?
Is it permissible to rub against a pillow and imagine intercourse to relieve psychological pressure, knowing that this does not lead to the emission of semen (mani) or pre-seminal fluid (madhy)?
What is the expiation for sexual practices over the phone between non-spouses?
Is the ejaculation that occurred immediately upon waking up after seeing something sexually arousing, and which was not intentional, considered forbidden masturbation or permissible wet dream, and will one be punished for it on the Day of Judgment, given the recurrence of wet dreams?
What is the solution for a young man who suffers from sexual repression, whose income does not allow him to marry, and whose mother refuses to let him marry before his income improves, and he fears falling into sin despite his continuous efforts?
Does touching the penis when aroused, followed by the discharge of a white then a clear viscous substance, constitute masturbation, and what is the nature of both substances, and does the discharge of the clear viscous substance without fondling change the ruling?
Is a husband's use of his hand to extract residual semen after coitus interruptus and ejaculation considered masturbation or "hand marriage" (nikāḥ al-yad)?
How can one differentiate between a wet dream and the act of masturbation during sleep, especially when ejaculation occurs after reciting Ayat al-Kursi and seeking refuge in Allah before sleep with the intention of repentance?
What is the ruling on looking into matters of sexual intercourse for an unmarried person, sometimes accompanied by the emission of fluid from the private parts?
Does the involuntary emission of semen resulting from water splashing on the penis during a shower constitute masturbation?