Fatwa ID: 08472

Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi

Question:

I was fasting and I got very stimulated, and I put my private part between my thighs to try and calm down, but it only made it more stimulated to the extent that semen came out. I’m wondering is my fast broken and if so, do I do Qadha or Kaffarah? 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

Fasting in Ramadhan is one of the most sacred acts of worship in Islam. It requires abstaining from anything that nullifies the fast, including eating, drinking, sexual intercourse, and in some cases, deliberate physical stimulation that leads to ejaculation.

In Hanafi Fiqh, if ejaculation occurs due to intentional physical stimulation—such as touching, rubbing, pressing the thighs together, or any form of physical interaction that is done deliberately and results in arousal—the fast is broken, and Qadhā (make-up fast) becomes obligatory. However, Kaffārah (major expiation) is only required when the fast is broken by actual sexual intercourse. Where the private part was placed between the thighs to reduce stimulation, but this resulted in increased arousal and ejaculation this is considered deliberate physical stimulation, even if the intention was to calm down. 

Since ejaculation occurred because of physical stimulation that could reasonably be expected to cause arousal, the fast is broken. However, since there was no actual intercourse, Kaffārah is not required.

References:

(أَوْ بَهِيمَةً أَوْ فَخِذًا أَوْ بَطْنًا أَوْ قَبَّلَ) وَلَوْ قُبْلَةً فَاحِشَةً بِأَنْ يُدَغْدِغُ أَوْ يَمُصُّ شَفَتَيْهَا (أَوْ لَمَسَ) وَلَوْ بِحَائِلٍ لَا يَمْنَعُ الْحَرَارَةَ أَوْ اسْتَنْمَا بِكَفِّهِ أَوْ بِمُبَاشَرَةٍ فَاحِشَةٍ وَلَوْ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ (فَأَنْزَلَ)قَيْدٌ لِلْكُلِّ حَتَّى لَوْ لَمْ يُنْزِلْ لَمْ يُفْطِرْ كَمَا مَرَّ.

Rad al Muhtar Vol 2 Pg 404

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Alimah Aisha Qureshi

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham