Although I've injected some humor into this article I must admit that there is probably some spiritual basis for the edict.
It has been my experience that when I retain semen my experiences during meditation are that much more profound... --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Khameini: Don't masturbate during Ramadan > > > Iran's supreme leader answers questions on masturbation and other > topics on his website > > > Deliberate 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. > > > > Another reader asked: "Once in the holy month of Ramadan, I forgot > to brush my teeth, and some tiny bits of food remained in my mouth. > I swallowed the bits unintentionally. Do I have to perform the qaḍa > (repent) for that day's fast?" > > > > "If you did not know that some bits of food remained between the > teeth, or you did not know that they would reach the throat, and > they were swallowed unknowingly and unintentionally, then you are > not liable to make (repent) of the fast," said Khameini. > > > > > 'Drink water while standing' > > On the website, Khameini also tells Iranians that only jockeys are > permitted to gamble on horse races. > > > > He is also asked whether it is permissible for a man to marry a > woman only in order to be able to live in his wife's country. "Can a > man conclude a marriage contract for a year with a European girl > after getting her agreement with the purpose of going to her > country?" A reader asked. > > > > "There is no problem in that if they are serious in contracting > marriage and it is done with her father's permission if she is > virgin," Khameini ruled. > > > > The Iranian leader also told readers they were allowed to "to drink > water while standing" at nights. It was "not permissible" to take > part in meetings attended by both men and women, he told another > reader. > > > > "In Islam's view, rulers and governments exist just to serve people > and carry out works in the interest of the public and this is what > God demands us, as authorities, to fulfill," Khamenei was quoted > Tuesday telling Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
