Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch Question Is it permissible for a married couple to be intimate in places like a shower or bath? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. There is nothing in the Sacred law, as per the Hanafi school, that would legally prohibit spouses from being intimate in […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Does engaging in oral sex during Ramadan invalidate the fast and require kaffara? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Engaging in oral sex during Ramadan is unlawful and breaks the fast. According to the Shafi‘i School, any substance entering the body cavity through an […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If no skin-to-skin contact occurred but there was physical intimacy over clothing, does that count as penetration? If penetration did occur, would sincere repentance make a future marriage valid—even if we still occasionally hug or hold hands? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible for spouses to give each other a hickey or to bite each other if it is consensual? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah alleviate our difficulties and guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. If it is done consensually and […]