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Is it permissible for a man to marry a transgender woman?
Can you marry a transgender woman or a woman with a male reproductive organ and if so does anal sex become permissible?
Can you marry a transgender woman or a woman with a male reproductive organ and if so does anal sex become permissible?
Ali.xyz123
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Are Anatomical Sex Toys Haram in Marriage?
I indulged in bisexualism in my younger years and have had relationships with both genders. I eventually met my husband, who alhamdulillah has guided me back to the Deen and our marriage has passed the ten year mark. Although there have been times where I felt tempted to fall back into my past life,...
I indulged in bisexualism in my younger years and have had relationships with both genders. I eventually met my husband, who alhamdulillah has guided me back to the Deen and our marriage has passed the ten year mark.
Although there have been times where I felt tempted to fall back into my past life, ahamdulillah, I didn't succumb. I try not to expose myself to situations or things that can lead to this temptation, but after so long, the urge has come back again (for same gender intimacy).
I resorted to purchasing a sex toy that is anatomically female, in the hopes that it can prevent me from acting on this desire for real and actually seeking out female intimacy.
Is the use of that earlier mentioned toy (by me during marital intercourse to satisfy myself) considered haram?
Even if the toy isn't realistic looking and the intention is prevention?
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How can a child marriage be anything but forced?
> *EDIT*: I am putting a bounty on this question. Therefore I added references and precisions to address the comments (some of which, I > believe, seem to have been posted without reading this question). This _may_ seem like a question that was answered [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questio...
> *EDIT*: I am putting a bounty on this question. Therefore I added references and precisions to address the comments (some of which, I
> believe, seem to have been posted without reading this question).
This _may_ seem like a question that was answered [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22887/what-are-the-rights-of-un-married-girls-to-choose-husband-in-islam/22890#22890) , or [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12042/is-forced-marriage-to-a-religious-man-allowed/12086#12086) , or [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/29816/forcefully-married) (links from this site). But I looked everywhere, and no, none of these, or any other sites I found, would answer my question. All answers, all hadiths, all sources say that the consent of the girl is mandatory for the marriage to be valid **and** that her silence is a mark of agreement.
As treated in
[this question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22982/does-islam-support-pedophilia-or-child-marriages/23473#23473) ,
marriage with an infant girl, no matter how young, is allowed. (Yes, I am aware that **sexual penetration** is not permitted - see question 2, below). I am talking solely about the **marriage contract**.
That is also confirmed [here](https://islamqa.info/en/146882) , with more than ample references and links to other sources. I cite here some of that link:
> Ibn Qudaamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh
> al-Kabeer, 7/386:
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> With regard to females, the father **may give** his minor, virgin daughter
> who has not yet reached the age of nine in marriage, and there is **no
> difference of opinion** concerning that, if he gives her in marriage to
> someone who is compatible. Ibn al-Mundhir said: **All of those scholars**
> from whom we acquired knowledge **unanimously agreed** that it is
> permissible for a father to give his minor daughter in marriage if he
> arranges her to someone who is compatible, and it is permissible for
> him to do that even **if she is reluctant**. End quote.
Now, to be clear: yes, a girl who is old enough to understand the situation must be asked, and if she says no, the marriage cannot occur as it would be forced and therefore invalid (since her consent is mandatory). All the sources and references I looked up agreed on that.
The marriage of an infant, however, can be decided by her father because her father has the right to make that decision in her stead, much like he can manage her money in her stead, until she comes of age.
So the marriage of an infant is allowed, but sexual penetration should be postponed "until she is physically able to bear intercourse"-quote from link above. One should insist, at this point, that "physically able to bear intercourse" does **not** mean "puberty", since intercourse with prepubescent girls *is* allowed (see all exegeses of [this verse](http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=73&tSoraNo=65&tAyahNo=4&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2)) . It simply means what it says: able to bear penetration.
Getting back to the marriage **contract**, which is the main point of this question: if the girl is too young to protest, since she could not have possibly given her consent and remained "silent", she would grow up into a relationship and a situation that she did not choose. And even if sexual intercourse is postponed, she would eventually be subject to it. How can that marriage *not* be considered *forced* ?
That was the main question of this thread. However, if you have answers, *and sources*, to the following additional questions, I would be very grateful. I looked for a some years now, I read all the books I could find in three languages, and I did not find what I was looking for.
1. If a girl that was married when she was 6 months old grows up and reaches puberty, can she un-marry on the grounds that she did not give her consent when she was a baby? I know that in Islam, a girl cannot divorce, only the man can, but I know she *can* make her case to a judge and in some cases the judge can side with her if the husband is unsuitable. But let us suppose her husband is very kind, very religious, very faithful, can provide for her and generally satisfies absolutely all conditions for a good husband. Can a judge allow the divorce *solely* on the basis that she did not give her consent? Did this ever happen?
2. As said above, sexual penetration is *specifically* only allowed when "she is physically able to bear intercourse", but are other forms of sexual pleasure allowed ? This is crude, I know, but there should be no "haya'" (shyness, حياء) in religion, and I have no way of making myself understood otherwise: For example, can a man masturbate with her hands or thighs? can he kiss her like he would kiss a grown woman? Can he touch her? Those are pleasures that "her body can bear". The only Hadiths I could find mentioned penetration, not other, one would say "non intrusive", forms of pleasures. I know Khomeini says so in his Tahrirolvasyleh, but he offers no sources, only he opinion, and that is not enough. On the other hand, the other sources I could find clearly talk about intercourse (when they say the man should wait). They do not, however, forbid such things as foreplay, kissing, and other forms of non-penetrating pleasures. I am looking for such references.
3. If the answer is no, then I have a follow up question. As I understand it, marriage in Islam has two main justifications: The first is to provide a legal frame into which a family can be built - kids brought up, etc. The second justification is to provide a legal frame into which sex can be had (to avoid fornication). Marriage to a child does not satisfy the first justification -since the girl is unable to have kids before puberty - but *could* satisfy the second justification. However, if the answer to question 2 is no, if even the second justification is out of the picture, what is the wisdom of marrying a child?
Finally, and this is important, please understand that this is **not** a question about the marriage of the prophet with Aicha. All questions asked on that matter were answered time and time again. Please only restrict the answers to *general* Islamic rules that apply to everyone.
Also, a gentle reminder: We agree that forced marriage is forbidden. If you know anyone who can answer, please do let them know.
Second EDIT: I just would like to add that this is not a question about paedophilia in Islam (for which ample discussion has been had [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/22982/does-islam-support-pedophilia-or-child-marriages?lq=1)) . Please do not debate the "different cultural perceptions of readiness and maturity for sexual relations", it would be besides the point. I am sorry for being firm on this, but it is a question that haunts me since I found out about this subject and I would be saddened if the discussion goes astray.
Third EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that question 1, above, is not clear regarding what I meant by "a woman cannot get a divorce, a man can". What I meant was "cannot get *automatically*" a divorce, unlike the man who decides alone if he wants to divorce, a woman's initiating of a divorce is known as خلع or (khul'a) and is not the same thing as a divorce (in that her saying "I divorce you" is not enough). Although this misunderstanding is not critical to the overall question, I needed to add it to avoid having the discussion go astray.
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insert or touchin private part
Assalamu Alaikum. Can i insert my right hands finger into my wife vagina? Is it permissible to finger with the right hand if vaginal fluid (Madhy/Semen) comes out of the vagina while fingering the wife? The right hand can be stimulated better than the left hand. So can a husband and wife touch each...
Assalamu Alaikum.
Can i insert my right hands finger into my wife vagina? Is it permissible to finger with the right hand if vaginal fluid (Madhy/Semen) comes out of the vagina while fingering the wife? The right hand can be stimulated better than the left hand. So can a husband and wife touch each other's private part with the right hand, even if there is semen or impure fluid in the genitals?
Rifat
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Oct 14, 2020, 07:08 AM
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About Intercourse
I know my question is embarrassing but I'm at my edge.so the question is Is it permissible to use artificial penis during intercourse with wife? I have been suffering from a sexual problem and tried many top notch treatments but it is unable to get into the satisfactory level. But my wife is constan...
I know my question is embarrassing but I'm at my edge.so the question is Is it permissible to use artificial penis during intercourse with wife? I have been suffering from a sexual problem and tried many top notch treatments but it is unable to get into the satisfactory level. But my wife is constantly asking for bed time. I want to fullfil her need but my body us unable to. I'm too shy to ask any scholar and my marriage life is at terrible situation.so it is permissible to use artificial tings?
Ichigo
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What are the valid reasons for wife refusing intimacy?
What are the valid reasons for which wife can refuse to be intimate with her husband? Is "not in the mood" or not wanting to do a valid reason?
What are the valid reasons for which wife can refuse to be intimate with her husband?
Is "not in the mood" or not wanting to do a valid reason?
ZAC16
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Do Islam require a man to sexually pleasure his wife (wives)?
The Jewish jurist and physician Maimonides penned a treatise entitled "On Coitus" in response to an inquiry from an official in the Ayyubid Sultanate who asked how he can sexually satisfy all the women from his harem without depeleting or otherwise negative affecting his own health. I was wondering...
The Jewish jurist and physician Maimonides penned a treatise entitled "On Coitus" in response to an inquiry from an official in the Ayyubid Sultanate who asked how he can sexually satisfy all the women from his harem without depeleting or otherwise negative affecting his own health.
I was wondering why from the official's perspective this was required. What did he care if the women in his harem were not sexually satisfied (which I understood to mean brought to orgasm). Does Islam require a man to sexually pleasure his wife (wives)? If it does, then I can understood why the official in question was seeking Maimonides' advice as to how to accomplish this with his many wives without hurting himself. But if it doesn't require this, then I don't know why the man was asking about this. In Islamic jurisprudence, does a woman who is not sexually attended to by her husband allowed to ask a court for a divorce or something like that?
Reb Chaim HaQoton
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Recording and listening wife moans during sex
For those men who live abroad away from their wives for their jobs, can they record their wife's moans during sex with him, and listen to it when he is away from her, is it allowed in islam as he is listening to his own wife's moan rather than any non mahram women's. Is it allowed?
For those men who live abroad away from their wives for their jobs, can they record their wife's moans during sex with him, and listen to it when he is away from her, is it allowed in islam as he is listening to his own wife's moan rather than any non mahram women's. Is it allowed?
Aly
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What can a man do to reduce sex urge in Islam apart from fasting
Cure for sexual urge in man in Islam apart from fasting
Cure for sexual urge in man in Islam apart from fasting
Samiat Mobolaji Saheed
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Is it harram to hire an Escort?
I'm new to the religion and actively reading the Quran. I wanted to ask. Is it harram to hire an escort for spending time with you and having sex? She's not part of a brothel, just independant. Also, I'm engaged but my wife is many countries away, and something makes me feel like this would also mak...
I'm new to the religion and actively reading the Quran.
I wanted to ask.
Is it harram to hire an escort for spending time with you and having sex?
She's not part of a brothel, just independant.
Also, I'm engaged but my wife is many countries away, and something makes me feel like this would also make it harram, is that true?
sorry for asking such dumb questions.
Interesting-party
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Can beautiful males wear niqab?
In Quran we can see yusuf (a.s) was very beautiful and was attacked by his master's wife. Now we can see news report of women raping men, so can beautiful males wear niqaab to prevent getting attacked by women ?
In Quran we can see yusuf (a.s) was very beautiful and was attacked by his master's wife. Now we can see news report of women raping men, so can beautiful males wear niqaab to prevent getting attacked by women ?
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Is it a sin to fantasize about future wife?
Assalamu alaikum, I had some porn and masturbation addiction in past and also relation with a girl (not physical). It appears that her family will never let her to marry me, so I no longer kept that relation. I have broke away from all of those sins now and Alhamdulillah I've been quiet successful i...
Assalamu alaikum,
I had some porn and masturbation addiction in past and also relation with a girl (not physical). It appears that her family will never let her to marry me, so I no longer kept that relation. I have broke away from all of those sins now and Alhamdulillah I've been quiet successful in this regard up until now. Though I sometimes struggle with the masturbation part.
Now sometimes I think about my future wife, like how we will lead our life, how we will have fun and also about how we will become intimate. In current circumstances of my family it's not possible for me to marry anyone before 6-7 more years, so I think of these sometimes and tell myself that one day I'll also have a happy married life with someone.
But my concern is, am I doing the zina of heart by thinking about intimacy with my imaginary future wife and is it a sin? Note that I don't think of any specific individual as I don't know who she'll be. It's completely in my Imagination. But yes I sometimes wish and imagine that her behavior and physical appearance might be like the girl I liked previously.
Jazakallah Khair.
Whittaker
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What does Islam say about receiving oral sex between unmarried couples? What about same gender?
I want to ask you about some questions me and my friends were arguing about. What is the Islam opinion about receiving oral sex (opposite sex) not married? Also, what is the Islam opinion about receiving oral sex from ( same sex) do it count as sodomy or obscene?
I want to ask you about some questions me and my friends were arguing about.
What is the Islam opinion about receiving oral sex (opposite sex) not married?
Also, what is the Islam opinion about receiving oral sex from ( same sex) do it count as sodomy or obscene?
Ahmed ali
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Is Pegging permissible in Islam?
I know that anal sex is totally forbidden in Islam. It is clear that a husband can insert a finger in her wife's vagina. Inserting a finger in the back passage is allowed by some scholars but mostly said no. So my question is about pegging? ***Can a wife wear a strap-on herself and insert this into...
I know that anal sex is totally forbidden in Islam. It is clear that a husband can insert a finger in her wife's vagina.
Inserting a finger in the back passage is allowed by some scholars but mostly said no. So my question is about pegging?
***Can a wife wear a strap-on herself and insert this into husband's back passage with his permission???***
Please answer only Muslims and give your answer with its reference whether it is yes or no?
Mehmet Aazid
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Can sex with a prostitute be permissible if they become a temporary slave?
Can a prostitute be classed as "[ma malakat aymanakum][1]" (what your right hand possesses) as you through payment she becomes temporarily yours? Please provide clear evidences if possible. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_malakat_aymanukum
Can a prostitute be classed as "ma malakat aymanakum " (what your right hand possesses) as you through payment she becomes temporarily yours? Please provide clear evidences if possible.
abul raazaq
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Did a sin when i was 13 or 14
Assalamualaikum. Salamuaikum I do not know if you are responsible for this but I am desperate .. I’m a sister and Religious Alhamdulillah. I have a concern that has not let go of me for years. In my childhood (or maybe this already counts as youth) - I was 12 or 13 or 14 years old (don’t remember so...
Assalamualaikum.
Salamuaikum
I do not know if you are responsible for this but I am desperate ..
I’m a sister and Religious Alhamdulillah.
I have a concern that has not let go of me for years.
In my childhood (or maybe this already counts as youth) - I was 12 or 13 or 14 years old (don’t remember so good) - I was in bed with my brother, who was 2 or 3 years old at the time.
out of curiosity, I touched his genitals with my genitals.
even though i remember- that it was wrong but i did it ..
then I let go of it and never did it again.
15 years have now passed.. but i read something in the internet about death penaltry = sharia law.
I have regretted it, but I am deeply ashamed.
I read on an English fatwa site on the Internet that looked very serious that there is only death for something like that in Islam and that you shouldn't pretend to be a believer in this world because you did something wrong and nothing helps you except that Punishment death penaltry in the world, so you should kill the person who did this.
But I was very young .. I don't know if this can be excused- I regret it so much .. with all my heart and I disgust myself for doing something like that ... As I said, I don't know why I did that.
Also to my brother ... I don't know if he knows anything about it, because he was quite small but I'm ashamed and .I don't know what to do because the news from the UK made me panic ... please help me.
Because I'm really desperate, can I really not go on living? Does Allah really say there is such a punishment?
Thanks for reading this.
Wassalam.
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What should I do if I’m bisexual?
Salam, I understand that homosexuality is forbidden in Islam, but I don’t have a choice. I’m a bisexual man and I can’t act like I’m not. This is something that I’ve hated and always tried to block out of my life, due to Islam, but I can’t act like it’s not there. I didn’t choose to be Bi, but I am....
Salam,
I understand that homosexuality is forbidden in Islam, but I don’t have a choice. I’m a bisexual man and I can’t act like I’m not. This is something that I’ve hated and always tried to block out of my life, due to Islam, but I can’t act like it’s not there. I didn’t choose to be Bi, but I am. What should I do? I still pray and try to be the best Muslim I can be, but I don’t know what to do about my homosexuality. Is it ok for me to practice Islam and be Bi, is there something I should do, or is it totally acceptable and I’m worrying over nothing?
Please, help me out and let me know.
Colin Erica
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Islam and homosexuality
I am a Muslim. I believe in Almighty Allah, the Most Beneficent and Merciful. But I am a lesbian. I've known this since the age of 8. I don't want to go to hell. Will I go to Jahannam? I'm scared. This is who I am. I'm also Non-binary. Help.
I am a Muslim. I believe in Almighty Allah, the Most Beneficent and Merciful. But I am a lesbian. I've known this since the age of 8. I don't want to go to hell. Will I go to Jahannam? I'm scared. This is who I am. I'm also Non-binary. Help.
Miz I
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Sexual activities After Marriage
Assalamu Alaikum Everyone, I want to know that after Marriage, Can wife touch husbands penis and rub it to ejaculate sperm? Is it Halal? Is it kind of Masturbation?
Assalamu Alaikum Everyone, I want to know that after Marriage, Can wife touch husbands penis and rub it to ejaculate sperm? Is it Halal? Is it kind of Masturbation?
Couple
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What to do when husband is having sexual dreams
I've got married two years ago. After that, every time when my husband is having a sexual dream I can realize. His thing becomes hard and breaths become heavy. I'm a practising muslim. I'm ashamed to discuss with him about this. I just want to know is there anything I can do when he's having these t...
I've got married two years ago. After that, every time when my husband is having a sexual dream I can realize. His thing becomes hard and breaths become heavy.
I'm a practising muslim. I'm ashamed to discuss with him about this.
I just want to know is there anything I can do when he's having these type of dreams?
Aarisha
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