Does the one who has intercourse with his wife in her rear owe anything other than seeking forgiveness and repentance if he knew the ruling? Or is he to be killed?

The questioner : The one who has intercourse with his wife in her rear, is he obligated to do anything other than repentance?

The Shaykh : Between him and his Lord, you mean?

The questioner : Yes, between him and his Lord.

The Shaykh : No, he is not obligated to do anything.

The questioner : And if it is between him and the people, for example?

The Shaykh : If the ruler knows, he separates them, if there was mutual consent.

The questioner : Between the two parties?

The Shaykh : Yes, but if she was forced, and he had intercourse with her against her will, he is considered a sodomite, and he is to be killed.

The Shaykh : ... When we gather the hadiths, we do not find any report regarding it, so the one who forgets, if he wishes, he says the taslim and prostrates, and if he wishes, he does not say the taslim and prostrates.

The questioner : Is it established that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw the Throne or the Footstool?

The Shaykh : No, there is no hadith regarding that.