Aslamualaikom,
Is masturbation haram? I really don't know if it's haram or not. I've done a lot of research on it. Even the great scholar Xakir Naik said that it's not clear about masturbation in Islam. If I can't get married before age and I have strong sexual desire( common human thing) then I can only masturbate to prevent myself from acts such as zina.
If you have an answer, please let it be with some reference. Thank you! May God bless us all, Amen!