Ruling about Reading Reading Kama Sutra Books
Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel
Question
Is One Allowed to Read and Implement the Modern-Day Kama Sutra Book of Guidance for Bedroom Intimacy?
Answer
Islam allows married couples to engage in bedroom intimacy in any physical position they mutually choose, provided it is vaginal sex and not anal sex which is forbidden. It will be left to the couple to decide taking into account mutual physical comfort and satisfaction.
”Your womenfolk are a fertile tillage for you, so have unto your tillage from wherever you wish. And send ahead for yourselves, and fear Allah” [Qur’an 2:223]
Reading Kama Sutra Books
Sunna Way of Fulfilling Intimacy
Abu Hurayra (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said: ”When a man sits amidst her [i.e. the wife] four parts and then exerts pressure on her, a ritual bath (ghusl) becomes obligatory upon him.” [Muslim]
The above is explained that the wife lies on her back with her legs drawn up toward her chest and her knees raised high, while the husband enters her in almost a sitting or squatting posture.
“The scholars have differences of opinion about the intended meaning of the “four parts (shu’ab al-arba’). Some said that it means the arms and the legs, while others have said that it refers to the legs and thighs, and others said it means the legs and the edge of the pubic area. Qaqi ‘Iyad chose the meaning of the four areas surrounding the vagina.”
[Nawawi, Al-Minhaj Sharh Muslim]
In summary, any act which is done in the spirit of Quranic guidance and prophetic teachings is a blessing. However, there is nothing wrong with couples having intimacy in various positions, and it does not contradict religious decorum or decency.
Which Sexual Practices Are Permissible in Islam? (seekersguidance.org)
Marital Relations: The Legal Status of Oral and Other Forms of Sexual Gratification – SeekersGuidance
Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations – White Thread Press (book)
[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel
Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey.
He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled into an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and Alimiyyah sciences. He then travelled to Karachi, Pakistan.
He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for a number of years. He has taught hifz of the Qur’an, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to both children and adults onsite and online extensively in UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences.
He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His personal interest is the love of books and gardening.