An Islamic preacher has made the astonishing claim that those who
masturbate will find their hands pregnant and be forced to raise the offspring
in the afterlife.
Turkish preacher Mucahid Cihad Han made the comments in response to a
viewer's startlingly honest query during a broadcast on live TV. At first
appearing puzzled by the caller's question, he eventually warned him to 'resist
Satan's temptations'.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, Han was appearing
on the TV station 2000 TV when a man rang the station to confess that despite
being married, he kept masturbating - even during the holy pilgrimage to Mecca
known as Umrah.
Forced to repeat the question several times to the confused preacher, he
was eventually advised that the act was forbidden.
'Moreover,' Han said, 'One [saying] states that those who have sexual
intercourse with their hands will find their hands pregnant in the afterlife,
complaining against them to God over its rights. 'If our viewer was single, I
could recommend he marry, but what can I say now?'
He later posted on Twitter an interpretation of Islam which he said
proved masturbation was forbidden, adding: 'Lets keep ourselves out of
trouble.'
Despite his claims, there are various interpretations in Islam regarding
whether or not the act is forbidden. Some claim is it simply frowned upon, or
disliked, while others have said it is actually permissible should it help stop
a man from committing adultery or other sins.
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