What is the ruling on having sexual intercourse with one's wife in her anus?
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The questioner : The questioner asks: What is your opinion regarding a man having intercourse with his wife in her anus? And what is obligatory upon the one who does so?
The Shaykh : Having intercourse with a woman in her vagina is forbidden. Because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, clarified where intercourse is to take place. He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:222-223].
Their saying[Al-Baqarah 2:222] then He said, "So approach your harth (crops)" [Ali 'Imran 3:161] It is known that the place of the harth is the front, not the back. There are hadiths whose combined strength elevates them to the category of hasan (good) hadiths regarding the warning for one who approaches a woman in her back. It is obligatory for one who is afflicted with this to repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and to abandon what he did. The wife does not become forbidden to him because of this. However, Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a man is known for this, it is obligatory to separate him from his wife, in order to ward off this harm and as a punishment for him, so that perhaps he will repent and return to Allah.
The questioner : There is also a part of the question that says: What is the ruling on the one who repeats this, and what is obligatory for the wife to do? With the hope that you will offer your advice to the couple, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : From what we have mentioned regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, it is known that if a man is known for this, he must be separated from his wife. This is the position we have adopted because we consider it correct. As for the woman, it is obligatory for her to resist and not comply, meaning not to respond to her husband's request for this forbidden act. It is obligatory for whichever of the spouses is afflicted with this to repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and to know that it is pure evil due to the impurity it contains. Indeed, Allah the Exalted said regarding it:[Al-Baqarah 2:222] "with the menses," even though menses are less filthy than what comes out of the back. If this is a harm that Allah the Exalted commanded to be avoided, what then of having sexual intercourse with a woman in her back, which is the place of harm and impurity?
The presenter : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Having intercourse with a woman in her vagina is forbidden. Because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, clarified where intercourse is to take place. He said:
(222) And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you. Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves." (223) Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you, so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves. And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him. And give good tidings to the believers.
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَّكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّىٰ شِئْتُمْTheir saying
where Allah has ordained for you
حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُthat he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And
أَن يَغُلَّ وَمَنThe questioner : There is also a part of the question that says: What is the ruling on the one who repeats this, and what is obligatory for the wife to do? With the hope that you will offer your advice to the couple, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : From what we have mentioned regarding Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, it is known that if a man is known for this, he must be separated from his wife. This is the position we have adopted because we consider it correct. As for the woman, it is obligatory for her to resist and not comply, meaning not to respond to her husband's request for this forbidden act. It is obligatory for whichever of the spouses is afflicted with this to repent to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, and to know that it is pure evil due to the impurity it contains. Indeed, Allah the Exalted said regarding it:
menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives
الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَThe presenter : May Allah reward you.
Source
ابن العثيمين - لقاء مع الشيخ - ربيع المدخلي — archive.org (8:48)
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