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Marriage - A Form of Ibadah

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ETIQUETTES OF SEXUAL INTERCOURSE<br />

All\h I says in the Qur'\n:<br />

Your wives are your fields.<br />

Come, then, unto your field from where you will,<br />

and advance something for yourselves,<br />

and fear All\h and know that you are to meet Him,<br />

and give good news to the believers.’<br />

al-Baqarah 223<br />

Ras[lull\h r explained:<br />

‘Therefore come unto your soil (wife) from the front in the front part<br />

(i.e. the vagina only), or come from the back into the front part<br />

(vagina). And save yourselves from the back portion (anus) in the way<br />

you save yourselves from the pubic region during the period <strong>of</strong><br />

menstruation.’<br />

at-Tirmidh|<br />

As long as the wife is not in her monthly cycle, the couple may engage<br />

in sexual intercourse as long as it is in the vagina, whatever position is<br />

comfortable to both. Anal and oral sex is not permitted.<br />

Regarding the issue <strong>of</strong> different positions allowed for the husband and<br />

wife, Isl\m gives permission for any position for this act, as long as entry<br />

is in the vagina. The couple should however ensure that both are<br />

comfortable, and under no circumstance ashamed <strong>of</strong>, or<br />

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