"Sex outside a relationship is not so much a matter of right or wrong as...

"Sex outside a relationship is not so much a matter of right or wrong as: Is it really worth the hassle?" [^3] And this type of sexual behavior has serious social consequences: abortions, unwanted babies, increase in divorce ratio and single parent families. Add to this the emotional suffering the people in general and the children in particular go through in such crises. B.

Handling Sexual Urge before Marriage If a person cannot marry soon after becoming sexually and mentally mature, then how should he or she handle the sexual urge? In this section we will survey some ways of fulfilling the sexual urge and see whether they are permitted by Islam or not. 1. Immoral Ways (A) Pre-Marital Sex Pre-marital sex is absolutely forbidden in Islam, no matter whether it is with a girl-friend or a prostitute.…