Saturday, 27 August 2011

Is masturbation a sin in Islam?

This topics is not so well informed. In many cases it is misleading. I have got some information about it but that can not be said 100% correct. According to what I was told, masturbation is allowed in Islam only 7 times in the whole life. Ok assume that you have masturbated before you knew about it so it means you can not masturbat any more! Also you can also  masturbate when you copulate with your wife so this becomes somewhat unclear. This is not so valid. I have been told that masturbation is a great great sin in Islam. It would not be suitable to mention  that but it is clear that sometime weproduce too harsh islamic views so that people stay away from it.
Even though believing that his information is correct, it is not 100% practical. Esp. the fact that masturbation is a great sin? We don't have any clear 'hadis' claiming that it is a great sin. However we can safely say that it is not allowed in Islam, from Quran. I believe if there is absolute need one can masturbate. According to renowned ullama, masturbation is ok if you do it for dire need otherwise it should not be practiced. With no need or little need it can be a sin. This discussion can go in great depth. However to make it simple we know that it is clearly not allowed in Islam.

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