By Aladodo Yasir
Before we talk on how to stop these, one needs to know what Pornography and maturation mean. Pornography is the depiction of erotic behaviors intended to create sexual excitement, similarly so with masturbation which is manual or erotic stimulation of the genitals or other erotic region, often to experience orgasm, either by oneself or a partner.
While pornography is prohibited in Islām, masturbation is ONLY allowed if done between legal partners, provided the genital is stimulated with the left hand of one’s spouse and any other thing aside from this excerpt, is prohibited in Islam.
Negative Effect of Pornography and Masturbation
Allah has let us know in His book that we shouldn’t throw ourselves to destruction for pleasure.
He says: “ ولا تلقوا بإيديكم إلي التهلكه
وما تدري نفسا بأي أرض تموت”
Meaning: And do not throw yourself into destruction with your own hands
And no soul knows which land it will die.
Medically, the side effects include but are not limited to: weak eyesight, weak nervous system and or back pain, premature ejaculation, and consequently secondary impotence. The opposite sex tends to be reduced to an object of sex in the mind of anyone who watches pornography and or masturbates frequently. His spouse does not amuse him.
Sincerity, a Possible Way to End Masturbation and Pornography
Since these remedies are aimed at having a better spiritual life, it’s better to emphasize the essence of sincerity. Have a sincere intention that you’re giving up the act(s) for Allah’s sake and that Allah may forgive you and increase your rank.
This is because any act of worship in the religion, voluntary or obligatory, must be done solely for Allah’s sake, otherwise, it becomes shirk and unaccepted, and this is because you’ve attributed to mankind the attribute of Allah.
Almighty Allah says: ‘I am the One Who is most free from want of partners. He who does a thing for the sake of someone else aside from me, I discard him and his polytheism…” And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allah, and worship none but Him alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him).