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Modesty & Private Sins

91 fatawa from 4 South African Darul Iftas on Modesty & Private Sins, part of Social, Media & Ethics. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.

Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.

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Ask Imaam79Mufti Online7Ibn Masood3Jamiat KZN2

Modesty & Private Sins fatawa — page 1 of 3

  1. Ibn Masood17 Jul 2023

    Casting lustful glances

    1. Please can you help us understand why some of the earlier Ulamā deemed it permissible to look at the opposite gender, provided there was no…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  2. Ibn Masood7 Feb 2023

    Impermissibility of Masturbation

    Is masturbation allowed? If not, then why?

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  3. Ibn Masood18 Oct 2022

    Command of lowering the gazes

    What are the views of the four Mathaahib with regard to the obligation of lowering the gaze for both genders, even if one feels no desire for the…

    Mufti Mohammed Desai
  4. Ask Imaam2 Jul 2022

    I cannot stop committing zina, I repent but go back to this evil, how can I quit this evil?

    Assalamwalaikum, I calling you regarding I’m unable to prevent from zinc, I took lots of promises , ask forgiven to Allah but again I’ll repeat it,…

    Hussein Muhammad
  5. Ask Imaam27 May 2020

    How to stop Pornography Addiction?

    Aslamulaikum warahmaatuhlah, i hope your are well and may Allah(swt) reward for answering all of our questons.I have to this addicted problem of…

    Ismail Desai
  6. Jamiat KZN31 Mar 2020

    Zina (Adultery/Fornication) Becoming Widespread Is One Cause Of Plagues (2/2)

    What is the authentication if this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ’alayhi wasallam) said: “If ever immorality spreads in a community and there is…

    Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
  7. Jamiat KZN31 Mar 2020

    Zina (Adultery/Fornication) Becoming Widespread Is One Cause Of Plagues (1/2)

    Can you confirm the source of this narration? إذا كثر الزنا كثر القتل ووقع الطاعون

  8. Ask Imaam4 Mar 2020

    Pornography Addiction - How do i leave the past behind?

    Assalamualaikum warahmatullah wabarakutuhu I am a mixed race individual striving to improve myself and my Deen daily. The purpose of this question…

    Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat
  9. Ask Imaam5 Dec 2019

    Masturbation - How to stop?

    Assalamualaykum I hope Muftisaheb is well. I'm writing the letter so that I can seek help from my filthy habit. I have a filthy habit of watching…

  10. Mufti Online28 Aug 2019

    Gaze of the musalli during salaah

    Where should the gaze of a musallee be in the different positions of salaah?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  11. Ask Imaam14 Feb 2019

    What can I do of my husband who watches pornography?

    Assalamu alaikum I have written a few times but I didn't get any response from you. My husband is a practing man but recently I've noticed that he…

    Hussein Muhammad
  12. Ask Imaam8 Jan 2019

    Masturbating for one’s husband

    Assalamo aleykum. I got married. And I have to ask a very private question. My husband like me to masturbate . So I have a question is it aloud by…

    Muajul I. Chowdhury
  13. Mufti Online4 Dec 2018

    Talking to a girl on social media

    Is talking to girl on social media a form of zina?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  14. Ask Imaam17 Nov 2018

    Masturbation without intention

    Salam, I have a really large concern, I was in a situation where the male genital became erected. By no means did I intentionally commit the act of…

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  15. Ask Imaam19 Oct 2018

    Duas to stop Masturbation

    Are there any duas to stop masturbation/desire to masturbate or watch pornography. Thank you very much.

    Abdullah Syed Sajid
  16. Ask Imaam23 Feb 2018

    Cure for Masturbation

    I need your help! I am a student of knowedlge and have been studying for about 3 years. Alhamdulillah, I have managed to give up many sins which I…

    Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad
  17. Ask Imaam7 Feb 2018

    I have committed zina multiple times.

    As salam Alaikum, I am a male staying in Saudi Arabia, aged 29 & not-married yet; I have been always travelling, initially for my education & later…

    Huzaifah Deedat
  18. Mufti Online7 Nov 2017

    Premarital relationship

    If a girl is reptured through fingering by her boyfriend, does it count as zina?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Ask Imaam12 Oct 2017

    My husband is masturbating

    My husband and I have been having marital issues for quite some time now. However, for the past 3 months, they’ve just gotten so worse. I found my…

    Muhammed Al-Ameen Bin Moulana Ismail Akoo
  20. Ask Imaam8 Sep 2017

    Masturbation Habit

    AssalamuAlaikum. Firstly, I have a very bad habit of masturbation. Almost every alternate night I do it. I am making Duaa and Istigfaar every now…

    Muhammad Yaasir Iunus Hussen
  21. Mufti Online22 Nov 2016

    Watching movies wherein zina, kufr and shirk are shown

    You know 90% people including muslims watch movies today which is very sad but my question is that when muslims watch movies where zina is shown…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  22. Mufti Online19 Nov 2016

    Zina of the eyes and masturbation

    What should I do if I am unable to stop myself from committing fornication? Even in the month of Ramadhaan I committed adultery of the eyes and…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  23. Mufti Online12 Apr 2016

    Exchanging naked pictures with one's spouse

    My question is that it has been almost a year now since my nikaah. But because of a few months more left in my studies my parents are not doing the…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  24. Ask Imaam21 Feb 2015

    Lowering the Gaze

    I know somebody who looks at non-Mahrams, young or old He says stuff like "I'm unaffected" "I don't stare with desire" How can this be rebuked??

    Fahad Abdul Wahab
  25. Ask Imaam4 Nov 2014

    I used to masturbate as a child and it has become a habit. Will I be sinful and is there a separate ruling for my situation?

    by the grace of Allah, I never committed any major sin that my peers were doing(drugs,sex marijuana), I say this only so you understand my…

    Ismail Desai
  26. Ask Imaam15 Oct 2014

    Masturbation Problem

    I am a 16 year old boy. I am currently facing the biggest problem of my life. I have to speak openly here and i'm sure other people are also facing…

    Ismail Desai
  27. Ask Imaam29 Sep 2014

    How can I stay away from pornography?

    My age is 27,unmarried.3 years ago I quit watching porn after giving a chillah in tablig jamat.but few months ago in my friend pc I watched it…

    Fahad Abdul Wahab
  28. Ask Imaam1 Sep 2014

    Masturbation problem

    I have been on the bad habit of masturbating from past 7 8 years. In the start i dont know whether it was haram or not. From 2 3 years i know that…

    Arshad Ali
  29. Ask Imaam26 Mar 2014

    How can I stay away from pornography and masturbation?

    I am 18 years old and currently doing Hifz and studying more with an alim.my problem is tht i have a dirty habit of porn and masturbation.i do…

    Fahad Abdul Wahab
  30. Mufti Online19 Mar 2014

    Rewards for controlling one's anger and lust mentioned in the Hadith

    What are some of the rewards for controlling and withholding the emotion and urge of aggression and lust?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  31. Ask Imaam27 Aug 2013

    Please help me to deal with pornography addiction?

    I have been masturbating and watching pornography for the last 4-5 years, I’m almost 16 now. I started at the age of 10 where I was put in a bad…

    Mufti Ismail Desai
  32. Ask Imaam25 Jan 2013

    Masturbation

    when i was at teenage i use to masturbate ,by recalling memories of one of my uncles wife.Now my family is looking to arrange my marriage with one…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  33. Ask Imaam17 Dec 2012

    Pornography Addiction

    assalaam-u-alaykum I am a seventeen year old boy, and also go for tabligh, pray five times a day ever since my i was 11 years old. but i have a…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  34. Ask Imaam12 Dec 2012

    Pornography Addiction

    Assalamo Allaikum. I feel very ashamed of myself. I have a habit of watching porn. I promised to Allah several times after my prayers that i will…

    Ismail Desai
  35. Ask Imaam1 Oct 2012

    Pornography and Masturbation Addiction

    Assalaamu Alaikum, my dear brother in Islam. I need your help. I have a problem, a problem that I cannot control and I don't know what to do. The…

    Ismail Desai
  36. Ask Imaam7 Sep 2012

    How to stop pornography addiction?

    Salaams, I have a problem with watching pornography and masturbating. I am ashamed of this terrible act, but I cannot stop it. Please give me some…

    Moulana Ismail Desai
  37. Ask Imaam20 Mar 2012

    I have a problem of masturbating. Is there any solution for me?

    As you maybe know, hormones are raging for male teenagers usually from 16 years of the age. I have a problem with masturbation. I have worked…

    Mawlana Abdul Hannan Nizami
  38. Ask Imaam18 Feb 2012

    For a single Muslim guy, is it more sin to commit zina (fornication) or to masturbate?

    For a single Muslim guy, is it more sin to commit zina (fornication) or to masturbate?

    Mawlana Faraz ibn Adam
  39. Ask Imaam19 Jan 2012

    How can I stop masturbating and gazing at women?

    I don’t know how to ask this but at the same time it is important I have an issue with watching porn. The worst part about it is that I tend go down…

  40. Ask Imaam18 Oct 2011

    Cure for masturbation.

    I am a 20 year old man and. Sometimes I used to get excited and in the excitement I used to force my private part against the bed or surface with my…

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