Is it permissible for a man to approach his wife in her rear, not by way of intercourse, but by way of playfulness?

The questioner : In the Ifta Committee in Egypt, a man issued a ruling, and a question came to you: Is it permissible for a man to approach his wife in her rear, not for the sake of sexual pleasure, but for the sake of playfulness? He answered briefly. Is this permissible?

The Shaykh : How? What does he mean? Does he mean ... to insert himself into her rear?

The questioner : No, he approaches her from the outside.

The Shaykh : From the outside. As long as he does not insert himself, there is nothing preventing that. However, we say, out of caution, that whoever circles around the sanctuary is likely to fall into it. As for rulings, the original principle is permissibility.