The inclusion of the preliminaries of intercourse in the prohibition of physical intimacy for the one in i'tikaf
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Question:
His statement:[Al-Baqarah 2:187] Honorable Shaykh, does direct contact include the urges for intercourse and its preliminaries?
Answer:
Yes, it is included; because these are among the causes. "And do not approach them while you are in i'tikaf in the mosques." Physical intimacy is a euphemism for intercourse, as well as what causes intercourse, such as kissing and touching with desire, and so on. These are means, because these are among the means that lead to it, and the Shari'ah has come to block the means that lead to the forbidden. So one must avoid the means that lead to intercourse. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
His statement:
And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques
وَلَا تُبَاشِرُوهُنَّ وَأَنتُمْ عَاكِفُونَ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِAnswer:
Yes, it is included; because these are among the causes. "And do not approach them while you are in i'tikaf in the mosques." Physical intimacy is a euphemism for intercourse, as well as what causes intercourse, such as kissing and touching with desire, and so on. These are means, because these are among the means that lead to it, and the Shari'ah has come to block the means that lead to the forbidden. So one must avoid the means that lead to intercourse. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 15 من 27|وقفات مع آيات الصيام|ثم أتموا الصيام إلى الليل|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:14)
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