Is it permissible to use a chastity cage to avoid masturbating?
QUESTION:
Assalamu alaikum….I am 26 years old.. I worked in a private company before but now i am jobless so cant get married. I have mastrubation problem.. I cant control it i tried fasting, even prayed and asked for forgiveness to allah. But still i do mastrubate. A friend of mine asked to buy a chastity cage and lock my organ so i cant mastrubate. I need to know whetber its allowed or its haram. Kindly advise me i need it very badly… Please help me..
ANSWER:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
A chastity cage is a device that is used to cage a man’s private parts to stop him from maintaining an erection or pleasuring himself in any way. There are many possible harms associated with using this device. These include:
- The restricting of nocturnal/spontaneous erections, leading to extreme pain. [1]
- Placing stress upon the private parts, which can cause a loss of circulation, leading to erectile dysfunction and urinary tract infections. [2]
- Maintaining cleanliness can be difficult as it will challenging to clean the private parts when it is the device. [2]
- Developing rashes and blisters on the private parts. [1]
Thus, such a device should not be used at all. [3]
Rather, other possible measures should be sought in order to respond to the predicament, such as:
- Installing porn blockers like OpenDNS
- Joining a support group or a forum like NoFap
- Engaging in a set amount of remembrance of Allah
- Continuously making dua to Allah for help in abstaining from this sin
- Avoiding being alone and staying in sight of others such as friends or family
- Keeping busy in good and beneficial actions (An idle mind is the devil’s workshop)
- Getting rid of any means to committing this sin
- Reprimanding yourself whenever you commit the sin for example, by giving a monetary fine or fasting
- Fasting regularly to restrain carnal desires
- Getting married
- Trying to stay in the company of pious people
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Luqmaan Mohamed
Concurred by: Hanif Yusuf
References
[1]
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/209960/can-locking-my-penis-in-a-chastity-device-cause-longterm-damage/
[2]
https://www.lybrate.com/question/1259413714/is-it-ok-to-use-male-chastity-device-like-wearing-it-for-a-day-or-two-without-release
[3]
عن سمرة بن جندب: أنَّ النبيَّ ﷺ نهى عن التَّبَتُّل
[Sunan al-Tirmidhī: 354: Dār al-Siddīq]
وقيل: المراد في قَوْله تَعالى: ﴿فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ﴾ [النساء ١١٩] (النساء: الآية ١١٩)، الخصاء. وقيل: المراد به التبتل والامتناع من النساء
[al-Bināyah: 6/683: Dār al-Fikr]
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