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Iran's Supreme Leader: Don't masturbate during Ramadan

On his blog, Sayyid Ali Khameini offers advice to the faithful about appropriate conduct during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Q: "If somebody masturbates during the month of Ramadan, but without any discharge, is his fasting invalidated?"

A: Iranian Supreme Leader: "If he do not intend masturbation and discharging semen and nothing is discharged, his fasting is correct even though he has done a ḥarām (forbidden) act.

But, if he intends masturbation or he knows that he usually discharges semen by this process and semen really comes out, it is a ḥaram - intentionally breaking fasting."

Meanwhile, Joe asks;
The Ramadan fast is only from sunrise to sunset. Does this mean it's OK after dark?

We are anxiously awaiting a reply, not only to the question of doing it in the dark but also the part about "intent!" ......... And, as a follow-up here are a few more thoughts from some other Muslim clerics on the subject of masturbation in general. ........ it is reported that Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal regarded semen as an excretion of the body like other excrete, and permitted its expulsion the same way blood letting is permitted. Ibn Hazm holds the same view.

However, the Hanbali jurists permit masturbation only under two conditions: first, the fear of committing fornication or adultery, and second, not having the means to marry.........if you find that you cannot relieve yourself except through masturbation, and you fear you may lapse in adultery if you do not masturbate, then the juristic rule which states that the lesser evil is to be suffered in order to fend off the major one.

Masturbation is deemed to be the lesser of two evils in this case!

At least with Islam you don't go blind or crazy!
Just so you know!
Allan