Answered by Shaykh Naeem AbdulWali
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 permissible 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 (masturbating) 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 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.
[For background relating to the impermissibility of masturbation, and general advice regarding it, see Related Q&A]
Bismillah
This may be an addiction or result of emotional strain.
The person involved should review her own history and see when she started masturbating 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. 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.
Forward this info and get back with me,
Naeem