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
Does masturbation after repentance bring a curse, and does it necessitate making up the fast if it occurs at night during Ramadan, and is it obligatory to make up prayers missed due to not performing ablution for two years?
To what extent is the statement true that masturbation is among the things about which the Sharia has remained silent, by analogy with the Hadith: "Leave me as I leave you; for verily, what destroyed those before you was their excessive questioning and their differing with their prophets. So, if I forbid you from something, then avoid it, and if I command you with something, then do of it what you are able to do"?
Is it permissible to use a strong stream of water on the clitoris without touching it, to generate a feeling of pleasure, and is this considered masturbation?
Does masturbating without the hand, such as by rubbing against the edge of a chair or bed, count as "zina of the hand?"
Does thinking about watching sexual intercourse without actually doing so, as well as the emission of secretions without lust, necessitate redoing ablution? Is this considered a sin?
What is the reason for the delay in answering question number 2383124, and what is the reason for the pain in the glans penis and below the navel after a wet dream, and how can one control sexual urges?
Will the masturbator be punished in this world and deprived of the answered prayer due to the repetition of the sin, despite his repeated repentance and feeling of guilt?
What is the ruling on directing a stream of water onto the clitoris?
What is the ruling on one who ejaculated after a Filipino massage therapist sat on his lap without penetration or kissing, and will he be deprived of divine aid and reward?
Is masturbation forbidden if one stops before ejaculation?
How can a woman preserve her honor and herself from falling into sin during her husband's prolonged absence, and are there any supplications to protect her from forbidden acts?
Is the hymen torn as a result of directing strong water onto the pubic area without pain or bleeding?
What is the ruling on stimulating one's own desires when sleeping on the stomach?
Is "withdrawal" considered masturbation if a man needs to rub his penis with his hand after withdrawing it from his wife's vagina in order to ejaculate?
What is the ruling on touching one's maternal aunt's body over her clothes, and is this act considered adultery, and what is its expiation?
What is the ruling on one who views sex as an act of worship, and how can he rid himself of this sin?
What are the permissible ways to expel semen? Is it permissible to place the penis between the thighs or to lie on it and move it until semen is released without touching it with the hand? If these methods are impermissible, what is the permissible method?
What is the ruling on watching pornography once a month due to the husband not granting the legitimate right?
What is your diagnosis of the pimples that appear after masturbation, and were the acts of masturbation and looking at lewd images predestined and preordained?
What is the ruling on someone who practiced masturbation out of ignorance of its prohibition in the past, then quit it, but it recurs involuntarily in her dreams?
Is the friction that leads to the emission of semen during wrestling practice considered forbidden (haram), and what is the expiation for this sin?
What is the ruling on a man kissing a non-mahram woman, and do the intention and nature of the kiss determine the jurisprudential ruling, and is he obliged to marry her as expiation for his sin?
What is the ruling on expelling residual seminal fluid from a wet dream by hand?
Is there a relationship between quitting masturbation and the appearance of acne? Does practicing it cause acne to disappear? And what is the way to quit it?