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Is it permissible for one to masturbate in order not to commit fornication?

Answered as per Shafi'i Fiqh by Darul Iftaa Jordan
Is it permissible for one to masturbate in order not to commit fornication?

Answer:
This is called committing the milder of the two evils such as eating a carcass in fear of death, and this happens when committing fornication is very likely to occur.

This answer was collected from the official government Iftaa Department of Jordan.

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