Is it permissible for a wife to adorn herself for her husband during the day in Ramadan, and is it permissible for him to kiss her if she desires so?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for my wife to adorn herself for me during the blessed month of Ramadan, and do I also have the right to kiss her if I desire to do so?
The Shaykh : As for a man kissing his wife while fasting, there is nothing wrong with it, provided he does not know from his own experience that he will ejaculate from the kiss. If he knows from his own experience that he will ejaculate from the kiss, then it is not permissible for him to kiss her at that time, because he would be causing the invalidation of his fast. This is because the stronger position is that the emission of semen due to desire while awake breaks the fast of the one who is fasting, if it is done by an action.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not by mere thought. However, if a man knows from his own experience that he does not ejaculate from kissing his wife, then there is no blame on him for doing so. As for her adorning herself for him while fasting, that is also permissible, provided she knows that her husband fears Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and will not resort to intercourse that would invalidate his fast and her fast. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he granted a dispensation for kissing for the one who is fasting, and thatSunan Ibn Majah 1685Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His third question was agreed upon by Thawini Mutayr al-'Utaybi from the desert of al-Dawadimi, Thawini.
The Shaykh : As for a man kissing his wife while fasting, there is nothing wrong with it, provided he does not know from his own experience that he will ejaculate from the kiss. If he knows from his own experience that he will ejaculate from the kiss, then it is not permissible for him to kiss her at that time, because he would be causing the invalidation of his fast. This is because the stronger position is that the emission of semen due to desire while awake breaks the fast of the one who is fasting, if it is done by an action.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Not by mere thought. However, if a man knows from his own experience that he does not ejaculate from kissing his wife, then there is no blame on him for doing so. As for her adorning herself for him while fasting, that is also permissible, provided she knows that her husband fears Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and will not resort to intercourse that would invalidate his fast and her fast. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he granted a dispensation for kissing for the one who is fasting, and that
used to kiss when he was fasting
كان يقبل وهو صائمThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : His third question was agreed upon by Thawini Mutayr al-'Utaybi from the desert of al-Dawadimi, Thawini.