Sex in Bath talking & condoms
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam
Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and
Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Dear Sir, I was
just wondering if having sex in the bath tub is allowed? and are we allowed to
talk while having sex?? and are we allowed to wear condoms??
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Answer:
Sex in
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.
Except
for a few things which have been forbidden to the believers, the believers have full liberty to enjoy
their conjugal relationships with their spouses. The things which are deemed forbidden in Shariah are:
- Having sex with the wife
during her menstrual periods.
- Anal Sex.
- Homosexuality.
- Oral Sex.
Other
than the above, the believers have the
liberty to enjoy conjugal relations with their spouses any way they wish.
Q-1: I was just
wondering if having sex in the bath tub is allowed?
There
is no harm in having sex in the bath tub,
the shower, the Jacuzzi, the swimming pool, etc. But one must take
extreme care that this act is done in absolute privacy, and not in front of other people.
Q-2: and are we allowed to talk while having sex?
There
is absolutely no harm and no restrictions regarding talking while having sex in
Islam.
Q-3: are we allowed to wear condoms??
The
majority of the scholars in Islam are of the opinion that any form of
contraception which is not of a permanent nature is allowed. Islam has allowed the believers to space
their children; but has absolutely
prohibited the permanent stoppage of having children. It is reported that some of the companions of the Messenger of
Allah (saws) practiced ‘coitus-interruptus’;
which basically means that the men would remove their organs just at the
time of ejaculation.
There is
no harm if one uses a condom,
provided his intention is to
space the birth of his children, and in the mean time enjoy conjugal relations
with his wife.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister