1) Young Muslims - The Message

torment. Normal sex life is empty for them, which leads to manymore problems, marital disputes, divorce, etc.Therefore, people who continuously masturbate lose out all rounds.The physical pleasure becomes reduced to a natural act likeurinating or excreting and at the back of their minds there isawareness that they are missing out on the real pleasures of life. Noadult can honestly claim to masturbate without a guilty feeling ofcomplete uselessness. Masturbation is merely an exhaustive ratherthan constructive undertaking resulting in nothing but total loss.Once orgasm has been achieved, there is nothing left except afeeling of complete emptiness.Steps to overcome masturbationBe assured that you can be cured of your difficulty. Many havebeen, both male and female. And you can also be cured if you havethe determination, courage and willpower. Rasulullah [sallAllahualayhi wasallam] said, 'The Niyyat of a believer is better than theact.'The determination is the first step. That is where you begin. Firstly,you must decide that you will end this practice and when you makethat decision, the problem will be greatly reduced at once. But itmust be more than a hope or a wish only. It is good for you. Youmust realize that this is a great evil and you must give it up.If you truly make up your mind that you will be cured, then you willhave the strength to resist any temptation which may come to you.Ask Allah to help you and give you strength and steadfastness tosucceed.After you have made this decision then observe the followingspecific guidelines.Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 168