Question:
I had a sister come to me yesterday in great distress. She confessed
that she finds herself masturbating and is not sure what to do to stop.
When she was younger she said that she had heard it was permissble to stay
away from zina - (so how she started) - however growing and learning more
she said she sincerely repented and asked Allah to keep her on the straight
path. This sister prays 5 times a day and is well respected. Her
problem now is that she wakes up sometimes in the night in this (maturbating)
state. She said she stops as soon as she realizes what she is doing. Her
confusion is that she is not doing it intentionally. She was wondering
how a one would know if a "Jinn" was touching her or "making her do" such
things which she does not want to do and sincerely keeps asking Allah for
guidance and forgiveness.
Answer:
This may be
an additiction or result of emotional strain. The person involved should
review her own history and see when she started masturbatng and from that
time till the present see exactly under what conditions, states, etc, she
normally finds herself masturbating.
I think then
from there we can move forward to narrowing down what we might advise.
Secondly, a
jinn could be involved. But if she:
-
is punctual with
her prayers,
-
avoids major sins,
and
-
watches what she
eats, drinks, and wears to make sure they are 'halal' and sharia permissible,
...then
these activities will act as shields for her.
It will be
of great benefit to recite:
-
Ayat al-Kursi
(Qur’an, 2: 255), and
-
bismillah irrahman
irrahim, bismillahi khairi il asma'i, bismillah illadhi la yadhurru ma'
ismihi shayyun fil ardhi wa la fis samai' wa huwa ssami'ul aleem ['In
the name of Allah the Merciful and Compassionate. In the name of Allah,
the Best of Names. In the name of Allah, with whose name nothing in the
earth or sky may cause harm, and He is the Hearing and Knowing']
...3 times
after praying fajr and after praying maghrib.
My shaykh gave
me this general wazifa which he himself reads.
And Allah knows
best.
Answered
by Sidi Naeem AbdulWali of the Hanafi
fiqh list.