What is the ruling on what some people do on the wedding night regarding displaying that he has entered his wife?
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The questioner : Wives are given a special room for the husband and wife, do you understand, Shaykh? I mean, according to custom, a special room is set up, and the wife is in it, then the husband enters, breaks her virginity, and then leaves. Is this permissible, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, fine, what is wrong with it?
The questioner : I mean, for example, he enters. Hmm, I mean
The Shaykh : in front of people.
The questioner : In front of them, the same way, but in the same customary place, meaning this thing happens.
The Shaykh : The intention behind it is to show people that she is a virgin. No, this is a scandal, this is a scandal. But in the past, here in our town, the husband and wife would be in a private place in a room. When the men greeted the husband, they would take his hand and lead him to his wife, and the people, men and women, would leave, and no one would remain. He would stay with her all night. This was customary among us, and it was good. If people followed this, yes. But after I heard that in some countries, people do something even worse than what you mentioned. Perhaps some of the brothers know Al-Ash-Rashad that, may Allah protect us, when he enters her and breaks her virginity, he comes out with a cotton pad to show people. We ask Allah for safety. This is among the forbidden things: for a man to have intercourse with his wife and she with him, and then he goes out and exposes her secret. This is not honor.
The Shaykh : Yes, fine, what is wrong with it?
The questioner : I mean, for example, he enters. Hmm, I mean
The Shaykh : in front of people.
The questioner : In front of them, the same way, but in the same customary place, meaning this thing happens.
The Shaykh : The intention behind it is to show people that she is a virgin. No, this is a scandal, this is a scandal. But in the past, here in our town, the husband and wife would be in a private place in a room. When the men greeted the husband, they would take his hand and lead him to his wife, and the people, men and women, would leave, and no one would remain. He would stay with her all night. This was customary among us, and it was good. If people followed this, yes. But after I heard that in some countries, people do something even worse than what you mentioned. Perhaps some of the brothers know Al-Ash-Rashad that, may Allah protect us, when he enters her and breaks her virginity, he comes out with a cotton pad to show people. We ask Allah for safety. This is among the forbidden things: for a man to have intercourse with his wife and she with him, and then he goes out and exposes her secret. This is not honor.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1998 - 4600 ما حكم ما يفعله بعض الناس في ليلة الدخلة من إظهار أنه دخل على زوجته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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