FatwaPenangEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
MENGELUARKAN MANI DENGAN TANGAN
What is the ruling on masturbation and how should one avoid it?
Short answer
This fatwa rules that emitting semen by hand is prohibited, except by the hand of one's wife or concubine (slave).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Penang State Mufti Department
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Keputusan Fatwa Negeri Pulau Pinang (e-Fatwa)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This fatwa rules that emitting semen by hand is prohibited, except by the hand of one's wife or concubine (slave). A person who has done so must stop the act, regret the past deed and not intend to repeat it. For reducing desire when unable to marry, the fatwa advises fasting.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Mengeluarkan mani dengan tangan adalah haram selain daripada mengeluarkan dengan tangan isteri atau gundik (hamba).
Read the full fatwa on the Penang website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Penang State Mufti Department. “MENGELUARKAN MANI DENGAN TANGAN”, 17 March 1971. http://efatwa.penang.gov.my/fatwa_details.php?fatwaid=820. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-masturbation-by-hand/