1) Young Muslims - The Message

5. Try to remain in the company of the true friends of Allah Ta'ala.The true friends are those that, when you sit with them theyremind you of Allah Ta'ala and their company produces a desirefor the Aakhirah (hereafter). The company of such people isextremely effective in imbuing the obedience of Allah Ta'ala,and in cultivating an abhorrence to sin.6. There must surely be somebody who you have a lot of respectfor, e.g., your mother, father, grandparents, Ustaadh or Shaykh.Will you masturbate in front of these respected people? Thevery fact that the presence of such a person will deter you issufficient to show that you do have the strength to abstain fromthis evil. Remember the fact that the Malaaikah (angels) arealways with you and are watching your activities. Rememberthat Allah Ta'ala is watching you. Do you not feel ashamed ofHis presence whereas you feel ashamed of the presence of ahuman being? Is this the degree of respect that Allah Ta'aladeserves from you?May Allah Ta'ala save you and every Ummah from this evil,Aameen.Masturbation is defined as the manual stimulation of the male orfemale genitals, not by sexual intercourse, designed to produce anorgasm. Masturbation is totally forbidden in Shari'ah.One of the most humiliating problems that the constant malemasturbator suffers from when he attempts to have sexualrelations is premature ejaculation or the failure to maintain anerection. When a person is masturbating, he tends to reach hisorgasm as quickly as possible but in sexual intercourse, he normallyhas to attempt to control his excitement which can impose a greatstrain on those who indulge in self-abuse over a lengthy period.Those who achieve insufficient satisfaction from sexual intercourseand return to masturbation or never give it up suffer a greatYoung Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 167