Is it allowed to eat certain things off of your spouses body while intercourse?
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Is it allowed to eat
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Eat off body in Sex
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help
and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and
whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness
that there is no one (no idol, no person,
no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone,
and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of
His Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2
Surah Baqarah verses 222-223:
222 They ask thee concerning women's courses. Say: ‘They are a hurt and a pollution; so
keep away from women in their courses and do not approach them until they are
clean. But when they have purified
themselves ye may approach them in any manner time or place ordained for you by
Allah. For Allah loves those who turn to
Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean.’
223 Your wives are as a tilth unto you; so approach your tilth
when or how ye will. But do some
good act for your souls beforehand; and fear Allah and know that ye are to meet
Him (in the Hereafter) and give (these) good tidings to those who believe.
Islam has allowed the husband and the wife in
marriage every possible liberty to enjoy conjugal relations with each other,
except three:
- It
is strictly prohibited to have sexual intercourse with one’s wife during
her period of menstruation.
- It
is strictly prohibited to enter the woman through her anus.
- Although
there is no specific prohibition mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah, the
majority of the scholars in Islam have voiced their opinion against ‘oral’
sex, whereby one touches the other’s private organs with their mouth.
Other than the above three restrictions, one may
enjoy conjugal relations with one’s wife any place, any time, and any how their
heart’s desire.
Abu Dhar al-Ghafari reported: ‘The
Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “there is a reward for you [even] in sex with
your wife."’ The companions asked: ‘O Messenger of Allah (saws) is there a
reward if one satisfies his passion?" He (saws) said: "Do you know
that if he satisfies it unlawfully he has taken a sin upon himself? Likewise, if he satisfies it lawfully, he is
rewarded."
Related by Ahmad and Muslim.
Your Question: Is it
allowed to eat certain things off of your spouses body while intercourse?
Provided the food itself is lawful in its essence,
there is absolutely no harm or restriction if while doing intercourse one
wishes to lay food on their spouse’s body and eat it. Islam has allowed the husband and wife in the
sacred bond of marriage to enjoy their conjugal relations any way and any how
they wish, provided the three restrictions of menses, anal sex, and oral sex
are honored. Other than these three
restrictions, a married couple may enjoy each other any way their hearts
desire.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due
to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and well
wisher in Islam,
Burhan