Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakaatuh,
Mohon tanya Ustadz; saya kebeyulan menemukan sebuah artikel tanya jawab
di dalam bahasa Inggris yang di dalamnya ada pertanyaan mengenai
masturbasi. Jawaban yang diberikan tentang keharaman masturbasi di
dalam Islam, berbeda dengan fatwa ulama yang pernah saya baca sebelumnya
(kalau tidak salah termasuk ulama Arab Saudi)
Artikel tersebut saya copy paste di bawah ini:
Mohon klarifikasi tentang kebenaran pendapat yang dikemukakan tersebut.
Jazakumullahu khair
Wassalamu'alaikum warahmatullah,
/Question:
Can you clarify your position on masturbation? Is it limited to single
people or those who are married?
Answer:
I want to be clear here, my position on masturbation is exactly the same
as Imam Ash-Shawkani and many of the scholars before and after him.
Their stance was: there is nothing in our Shari'ah which prohibits
masturbation. When I say it's permissible, I'm not saying one should be
proud and boastful about it, rather it's when one who needs it he can
use it.
In fact the narration of Ibn 'Abbas seems to be the single most proof
that masturbation is not haraam.
When the young man came to him and said I play with myself until I
ejaculate, Ibn 'Abbas didn't say; "La hawla wala quwwata illah billah."
He didn't say' "Astaghfirullah" He didn't say; "How could you?" or
"Harm,shirk, Kufr!" All he said was: "What you are doing is better than
zina, but if you were to marry a slave girl it would be better for
you." He didn't rebuke this teenager; he didn't get angry at him. He
simply said; "I'd rather you marry a slave girl."
There is no doubt something which is mubah (allowed) can be misused, and
in turn can become bad, but in general, a man or woman who needs it, I
don't see any problem with this. Even if they're married, they may be
dissatisfied with their partners as he may only come once a month and
she needs to take care of herself more than this; there is no problem
with her doing this action. /
