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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Combining the verse on sowing with the hadith on approaching a woman in her rear

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Question:
Is there a contradiction between the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, that “your women are a field for you”
for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wishلَّكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:223]
and the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Cursed is the one who approaches a woman in her rearملعون من عسى امرأة في دبرها
and what Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in his tafsir regarding this?

Answer:
Ibn Kathir did not mention that a woman is to be approached in her rear; this is forbidden and not permissible. However, they mentioned regarding the interpretation of the statement of Allah the Exalted
Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wishنِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:223]
that he has intercourse with his wife in her front from any direction? Intercourse in the front, but from which direction, from the back or from the front, there is no harm in that. Approaching by force in the rectum is not permissible, and I seek refuge in Allah from that; this is forbidden. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it, and it is among the abominable things that are not permissible. This is from the logical [interpretation],
Source الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة وأجوبة - 04 — archive.org (1:15:35)

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