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What ta'zeer punishment is given for masturbation?

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> Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah was asked about masturbation and he replied: With regard to masturbation, the basic ruling is that it is haraam according to the majority of scholars, and the one who does it **should be given a ta'zeer punishment**, but it is not like zina. And Allaah knows best. [Al-Fataawa al-Kubra, 3/439.] -- Islam Q&A > > **Masturbation is a sin for which a person can also be punished by the Islamic court.** Of course, the nature of the punishment is upon the judge's discretion. Once a person was caught masturbating and was brought to Imam 'Ali. The Imam punished him by beating on his hands until it turned red; then he made arrangement for his marriage on government's expenses. -- Al Islam Which leads to the question: **Question**: What ta'zeer punishment is given for masturbation? I'm essentially after a ballpark idea of what punishment is applied (when punishment is applied) in a modern-day setting. In the West, the idea of punishing someone for masturbation is peculiar. To illustrate, in the movie The Lobster , a man was punished by having his hand forcibly placed in a toaster and burned; a (parody) proposed law in Texas (H.B. No. 4260 ) proposes "a $100 civil penalty for each emission".
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones (21040 rep)
Apr 8, 2017, 07:18 AM
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