Treatment to calm sexual desire

Question

Question: I am weak (lit. my nafs is weak) and have not married, but sometimes a desire for fornication (zina) arises. What should I do in this state? I keep doing religious work with the Tablighi Jamaat. Should I pray in congregation in the mosque or not?

Answer

If the weakness is such that, having married, you will not be able to fulfil the rights of a wife, then see some physician, have him check your pulse and have him prescribe a medicine for you such that your desires stay calm and no sin is committed. Also keep praying regularly in congregation, and keep doing religious work with the Tablighi Jamaat.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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