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October 5, 2006
Gotta Love Those Religious Leaders
specially when they tell their followers "Do NOT masturbate on religious holidays":
Iran's supreme leader answers questions on masturbation and other topics on his websiteDeliberate masturbation during the month of Ramadan renders a fast invalid, Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyid Ali Khameini has ruled.
Khameini, who is Iran's most powerful political and religious figure, was asked on his website : "If somebody masturbates during the month of Ramadan but without any discharge, is his fasting invalidated?""If he do not intend masturbation and discharging semen and nothing is discharged, his fasting is correct even though he has done a ḥarām (forbidden) act. But, if he intends masturbation or he knows that he usually discharges semen by this process and semen really comes out, it is a ḥaram intentional breaking fasting," the Iranian leader said, posting the reply on his website
Posted by witnit at October 5, 2006 9:41 AM
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There are benefits to be gained from fasting. Fasting is not limited to abstaining from food. One may fast from impure thoughts, carnal indulgences and speech. So I can understand the suggestion not to masturbate during a fast or not to hold impure thoughts during a food fast because it seems inconsistent and defeating to do so. I think their fast ends at sundown everyday so I'm sure they can masturbate after dark everyday too.
Posted by: Mr. Bader at October 5, 2006 10:38 AM
As long as they don't tell me to fast from blogging, I will be just fine:)
Posted by: BlueLoverGirl at October 5, 2006 9:00 PM
ahh, if only they had as many rules for discharging their guns as they did for discharging their penises.......we would have a peaceful world.
Posted by: Constance Tippett at December 3, 2006 10:35 AM
