Is Masturbating Haram in Islam? The majority of Islamic scholars consider masturbation to be haram (forbidden) in Islam. Allah says in the Qur'an: وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ ۝ إِلَّا عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ ۝ فَمَنِ ابْتَغَىٰ وَرَاءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ "And those who guard their private parts, except from their wives or those their right hands possess, for indeed, they are not to be blamed. But whoever seeks beyond that, then those are the transgressors." — Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:5–7 Scholars interpret "whoever seeks beyond that" as including self-stimulation outside marriage. Therefore, the majority opinion answers: Yes, it is haram. Is Masturbation Haram or Makruh? Some scholars differed on the exa