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[edit] Mutual masturbation

Sunni Muslim jurists state that mutual masturbation that culminates in orgasm for both is permissible. It even bears merit for both parties as long as the partners are married.^[1]

Shia Muslim jurists state that any kind of masturbation, at any time, is absolutely prohibited and impermissible.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Anal intercourse

Most Muslim scholars have a strongly negative view of anal intercourse^{[citation needed]}.

Sunni

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a contemporary Sunni Muslim scholar, states that anal sex is prohibited. The Quran says "And they ask thee concerning menstruation. Say, 'It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during menstruation, and go not in unto them until they are clean. But when they have cleansed themselves, go in unto them as Allah has commanded you. Allah loves those who keep themselves clean.'" A wife must abstain from it should her husband demand it, and may seek divorce over it if her husband persists or tries to force her,^[2] as the act is forbidden in the Islamic marriage contract. The act in itself, however, doesn't nullify the marriage, and the wife must seek divorce in order to separate from the husband. ^[3]

Muslim scholars justify the prohibition on the basis of the Quranic verse 2:223, saying that it commands intercourse only in the vagina (which will lead to the birth of children). The vaginal intercourse may be in any manner the couple wishes, that is, from behind or from the front, sitting or with the wife lying on her back or on her side.

[edit] Oral sex

The issue of oral sex in Islam is controversial among Islamic scholars. Some allow the practice and some disapprove. However, the generally known Islamic rule is that whatever is not haraam (forbidden) in the Qur'an, nor by a prophetic statement or behavior, is to be allowed; as principally everything is allowed; the exception is what was prohibited by Allah or by his messenger. Based on this principle, oral sex is an allowed act.^[4] Furthermore, oral sex is licit, as long as it is practiced between husband and wife, same as for every other sexual practice. The basic ruling is licitness from head to toe with the exception of anal sex and sexual intercourse during menstruation.

[edit] See also

• Islam

[edit] References

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• SyokKahwin.com - Islamic Weddings Culture in Malaysia