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Fatwa CenterSemen Retention Is Not Imitation of Non-Muslims
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Is semen retention imitating the kuffar ? Semen retention is the practice of avoiding ejaculation, like one who having sex with his wife or masturbating (ik is haram) , but he avoid the ejaculation, so he just want to feel pleasure and he Not ejaculation because he hold/avoid ejaculated, is it imitating the kuffar because the founder of this Pratice is from Taoism master if I'm not mistaken. So is it imitating the kuffar and haram?
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All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
Semen retention is not considered an imitation of the non-Muslims. The forbidden imitation of the non-Muslims is only in matters that are peculiar to them.
Semen retention is not something specific to non-Muslims.
Allah knows best.
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