Question :
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                What is the Sharia (Islamic law) ruling on masturbation?
                                            
                                            
                                            The Answer : 
                                            
                                                According to trustful physicians, masturbation is harmful to one`s health, and is forbidden according to the majority of Muslim scholars. Therefore, a Muslim should avoid all that which inflicts harm on him in the life of this world and the Hereafter.