Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat
Question: Assalamu alaykum
Does masturbating whilst fasting during my 60 days expiation break the expiation such that I have to start again?
Answer: Wa ‘alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
I pray you are well.
If the masturbation lead to an ejaculation then the 60 day expiation would need to be started again. This is because the ejaculation invalidates the fast of the day, and that breaks the continuity, which is a condition for the validity of an expiation.
Turn to Allah
If you are struggling with the expiation turn wholehearted to Allah, and ask Him for help. That is the key. Shaykh Ahmad b. Ataʾillah, the great Egyptian saint known for his wise aphorisms, said, ‘No goal you seek through your Lord will come to a halt, and no goal you seek all by yourself will prove easy.’
Ask him for aid, ease, and a solution – especially at the end of a fast when prayers are answered.
May Allah grant you the best of both worlds.
Wassalam,
[Shaykh] Abdul-Rahim Reasat