Fatwa: # 16160
Category: Psychological and Social
Country: Saudi Arabia
Date: 3rd February 2008

Title

I wanted to check if i reached puberty

Question

1- my age is 14 i want to know regarding puberty .a few days bfore i  purposely rubbed my privete parts .to check whether i m baligh or not .i know this was wrong .but i was in tension and wanted to know that i m baligh or not bcoz  imay have experienced ihtilaam but i didnot knew about ihtilaam that time . i didnot also know  that it was ihtilaam or not ,this action(rubbing of private)was my first time but now i have repented and i will not do it again.i didnot did that because of sexual thoughts i just did it to check  that i was baligh or not.i will never do it again

2-i have a disease of white spots onthe skin of my left hand.my mom says that it is from the time i was 4 yrs old.i want to finish it.our nabi (saw)ha s said there is a cure for every disease in surah fatiha.what does this mean by that.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful  

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh  

It is Haraam (prohibited) to do so irrespective of the reason to do so. Shaytaan decorates sins in many ways and creates false excuses to legalize Haraam. You should sincerely seek forgiveness for what you have done and ensure never to repeat that act in future.

 

Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم  said “Surah Fatiha is a cure for all ailments”. If you read Surah Fatiha with the correct Yaqeen (belief) and full reliance on Allah, surely, Allah will cure you.

 

سنن الدارمى - (ج 10 / ص 305(

دَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- :« فَاتِحَةُ الْكِتَابِ شِفَاءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ »

 

You should also consider consulting an appropriate physician.

And Allah knows best 

 

 

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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