What Is the Ruling on Dhikr During Masturbation?

Answered by Shaykh Abdul Rahim Reasat

Question

What is the ruling on dhikr during masturbation?

Answer

In the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful.

All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all beings, and may peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad.

I pray you well.

No, it doesn’t necessarily mean that your tasbih and worship are not accepted. Rather, it means you’re a human being with challenges and a path to drawing closer to Allah Most High.

Allah Most High said in the Quran, “Indeed, Allah loves those who frequently repent.” [Quran, 2:222]. Take this as a rule for any sin in life. If you’re struggling with a sin, keep repenting. Keep going back to Allah. Keep trying to be square with Allah.

If you slip up, embrace it as an opportunity to repent. Maybe the sin is there, so you keep repenting to become beloved to Allah. Sins committed out of weakness won’t harm you as long as there’s sincere repentance.

Keep repenting and keep a good opinion of Allah Most High in your mind at all times.

May Allah grant him the ability to keep repenting, to keep improving, and to keep drawing closer to Him. Amin.

[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

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Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat began studying Arabic Grammar and Morphology whilst studying for a degree in English and History. After graduating, He traveled to Damascus and studied Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Theology, and Logic with Shaykh Adnan Darwish, Shaykh ‘Abd al-Rahman Arjan al-Binsawi, Shaykh Husayn Darwish, Shaykh Muhammad Darwish, the late Shaykh Rashad Shams, and others. He then moved to Amman to continue his studies in those fields, as well as in Tafsir, Quranic Sciences, Hadith Methodology and Commentary, Prophetic Biography, Prophetic Perfections and Traits, Rhetoric, Arabic Literature, and Tajwid. His teachers include Shaykh Ali Hani, Dr. Hamza al-Bakri, Dr Salah Abu al-Hajj, Dr Mansur Abu Zina, Shaykh Ahmad Hasanat, Shaykh Ahmad Jammal, and others.