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Details of Fatwa |
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Title
of Fatwa |
A
Divorced Woman Using a Vibrator (Artificial Penis) |
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Date
of Fatwa |
28/
May/ 2001 |
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Date
of Reply |
28/
May/ 2001 |
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Topic
Of Fatwa |
Sexual
Relations |
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Question
of Fatwa |
As-Salamu
`alaykum. I have received many questions from Muslim women about using an
artificial penis (vibrator). I really need a detailed answer about these
important questions, and please provide evidence on the topic because people
request so. The questions are: 1) Does Islam allow a divorced Muslim woman to
use a vibrator in order to satisfy her sexual desire instead of committing
sex with another man? 2) Is it allowed in Islam for a married woman to use a
vibrator as a sexual aid with the permission of her husband? May Allah grant
you great reward for your efforts and I thank you for help. |
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Name
of Mufti |
Islam
Online Fatwa Committee |
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Content
of Reply |
Wa`alaykum
As-Salaamu Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuh. In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious,
Most Merciful. All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and
blessings be upon His Messenger. Thank you very much for being interested in
visiting our site and showing confidence in us. Sheikh `Abdel-Khaliq Hasan
Ash-Shareef gives the following answer: Highlighting the attributes of true
believers, Almighty Allah says in the Qur'an: "Those who guard their
sexual organs except with their spouses or those whom their right hands
possess, for (with regard to them) they are without blame. But those who
crave something beyond that are transgressors, (Al-Mu'minoon: 5-7) In this
verse, Allah, Exalted be He, outlines the way sexual desires are satisfied,
and regards any other form of satisfying sexual desire (such as masturbation)
as transgression or violation of Allah's Bounds. This applies to both men and
women, although women are supposed to be more bashful and modest than men.
The majority of scholars consider masturbation Haram. Imam Malik bases his
judgement on the forgoing verse arguing that someone who masturbates is one
of those who "crave something beyond that." On the other hand, it
is reported that Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal regards semen as an excretion of the
body like other excreta, and permits its expulsion the same way bloodletting
is permitted. Ibn Hazm holds the same view. However, the Hanbali jurists
permit masturbation only under two conditions: first, the fear of committing
fornication or adultery, and second, not having the means to marry. Sheikh
Yusuf Al-Qaradawi comments: We are inclined to accept the opinion of Imam
Ahmad in a situation in which there is sexual excitation and danger of
committing the Haram. For example, a young man has gone abroad to study or
work, thereby encountering many temptations which he fears he will be unable
to resist, may resort to this method of relieving sexual tension provided he
does not do it excessively or make it a habit. Yet, better than this is the
Prophet's advice to the Muslim youth who is unable to marry; namely, that he
seeks help through frequent fasting, for fasting nurtures will-power, teaches
control of desires, and strengthens the fear of Allah. The Prophet, peace and
blessings be upon him, is reported to have said, "O youth, whoever of
you is able to marry, let him marry, for it spares one looking at what one
should not, or lapsing in adultery. And if he cannot marry, let him observe
fasting, for it is a shield against evil." (Reported by Muslim.) (Quoted
from The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam.) Thus, a divorced Muslim woman
is allowed to use a vibrator to satisfy her sexual desire if it is the last
resort – instead of committing fornication. But a married woman (if there is
no dire necessity to warrant it) is not allowed to do so, since she will be
regarded as one who "craves something beyond that," which is
condemned by the aforementioned verse. Allah Almighty knows best. |