Marriage · Subtopic
Intimacy & Marital Relations
703 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Intimacy & Marital Relations, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Intimacy & Marital Relations fatawa — page 1 of 18
- Mufti Online28 Jul 2026
Does Mubaasharat-e-faahishah cause the wudhu to break?
I am a student of deen and I would like to find out regarding a certain masalah which we came across in Bhesti Zewar. In Bheshti Zewar, it is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2026
Marrying one's milk sister
I wanted to marry a girl but later they told me that her mother breastfed me once when I was less than one year. I researched about it and according…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jan 2026
Milk brother's children and foster child being one's mahram
I'd like to know the following: 1. Is a woman's milk brother's children her mahaarim? 2. Are the children of your foster son your mahaarim?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Nov 2025
Muslim lawyer doing work for a gay or lesbian
1. A lesbian woman approaches a Muslim notary to draw up an Antenuptial contract for a civil union with another woman. 2. A person who is openly…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Sep 2025
Breastfeeding one's nieces or nephews
1. If I breastfeed only one of my brother's children, will my children be mahram to all of his children or only the child that I fed? 2. Is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2025
Artificial insemination
Can you take your husband's sperm and inject it in yourself to try and get pregnant because he has a problem he can't penetrate.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Aug 2025
Making decisions in a relationship with mutual understanding
Id like to enquire, how often is the husband required to take his wife to visit her parents if they live in another city (500km away). Is there any…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Jul 2025
Nikaah of children whose parents were involved in a haraam relationship together
If a man and a woman had sexual contact with each other, if their children want to marry each other in future, can they get married?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jul 2025
Mahrams in a foster family after nikaah
1. A woman has a foster family. Are her husband and children Mahaarim to the foster mother, etc.? 2. I've heard that if a woman takes lactation…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ4 Jul 2025
Lack of Intimacy in a Marriage
Assalamu Alaikum, I hope you’re well. I’m struggling with a lack of intimacy and affection in my marriage. My husband rarely initiates sex (once…
- Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Lineage of the child born from couple having relations after divorce
If a husband and wife divorce, do not marry anyone else, and after the waiting period (iddah) they mistakenly engage in a relationship that results…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Relationship between daughter and stepfather
Can you please advise me on the following matter: A girl was married and is now divorced from her husband. There was a child (female) from that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ13 May 2025
Inappropriate Relationship between a Man and His Mother-in-Law (Ḥurmah al-Muṣāharah)
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ I’m seeking advice with regards to the following matter إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَّٰهُ My sister has…
- Mufti Online3 May 2025
Feeling pleasure with water pressure when washing one's private area
After urinating, when rinsing the private area with the hand shower, the pressure of water is satisfying sometimes. I get really aroused. Is this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Feb 2025
Husband touching his wife's private area during haidh
1. Is it permissible for the husband to fondle his wife's vagina through a cloth when she's in haidh? 2. Is it permissible for the husband to use a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2025
Wife refusing to have relations with her husband for a valid excuse
I heard a lecture stating that if a husband calls his wife for intimacy, she must immediately respond. Is this correct? I understand if this applies…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2025
Insert the finger into one's wife's anal passage
I want to ask if I can insert my finger into my wife's anal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2024
Woman having relations with her husband if she has istihaatha
Can a woman have relations with her husband if she has istihaatha?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2024
Wife refusing her husband relations until he performs his salaah
If a husband asks his wife for sexual relations but he hasn't performed salaah, example: Asr salaah and the time is late, i.e. about 20 mins left,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2024
"Muslim" lesbian nikaah
"Over the past weekend in Cape Town, a so-called 'Muslim' Lesbian couple made 'Nikaah'. A few queries: Islamically, what is the status of these…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Sep 2024
Woman breastfeeding her sister's children
Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed her sister's children with the intention of making them mahram to her children?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN26 Jul 2024
Homosexual Inclinations
I am a Muslim male who was very ‘normal’ in my nature until recently. Having watched a movie which explicitly encouraged homosexuality, I now find…
- Mufti Online14 Jul 2024
Husband not fulfilling his wife's right
Angels curse a woman who does not allow her husband to touch her without a valid reason. What ruling is there for such a husband who ignores his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN3 Jun 2024
Can homosexual behaviour be justified in Islam?
Q. I am a student studying medicine, in my faculty I receive arguments and I see evidence on the Biological accounts with regards to gay and lesbian…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN21 May 2024
Homosexuality, Arranged Marriage, and Moral Dilemma
Recently I have found out a friend of mine is homosexual. But the worst part is his parents are getting him married to a girl from another province.…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood7 May 2024
Looking at one’s Wife’s Private Part
I’ve heard that if a husband looks at the inner part of his wife’s front private part, their Nikaah will break? 1. Is this true? 2. Does it have to…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Ibn Masood30 Jan 2024
Engaging in a Haraam relationship with the intention of marriage
A person asks if they started off in a Haraam relationship with the intention to marry, does this remove all the Barakah? What can be done to avoid…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online28 Jan 2024
Spouses using toys during intercourse
Is it permissible for a husband and wife to use toys during intercourse?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood18 Jan 2024
Intimacy with two wives similtaneously
What is the ruling with regards to engaging in intimacy with two wives at the same time?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online3 Jan 2024
Using remote controlled sex toys when spouses live in different countries
My wife and I live in different countries, and I have been advised that using sex toys is permissible if used by one's partner. My question is: Can…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Dec 2023
Spouses having relation when a child has chickenpox
Can a married couple have marital relations when one of their children in the house has chickenpox?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2023
Ingesting one's wife’s breast milk or vaginal discharge
Is it haraam to ingest your wife’s breast milk or vaginal discharge (not blood)?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Oct 2023
Getting to know the girl before marriage
There is this ayah in the Quran "and that each person will only have what they endeavoured towards". I understand that it is about afterlife and has…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2023
Boys committing zina with each other
If a boy committed zina with a boy, how can he do ghusal after that?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2023
Girl attracted to the same gender
If a girl has been behaving like a boy naturally since birth, she has a strong fear of Allah and a desire to walk according to Islam. She tried to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2023
Touching one's wife's private part while she was in the state of haidh
If a person touches his wife's private part in the state of haidh, not realising she was in haidh, what should he do?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jun 2023
Delaying ghusl after having intercourse
1. Does one have to make ghusl after having intercourse with his wife even if he does not ejaculate? 2. Does ghusl have to be made immediately after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Jun 2023
Husband and wife showering together
I read that it's ok for a husband and wife to shower / bath together. But we have been taught that it is not permissible to see another person's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jan 2023
Having a sexual relationship with a woman who is divorced
Is it permissible for me to have a sexual relationship with a woman who is divorced and has kids? I am taking care of her financial needs completely…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood5 Jan 2023
Nikah of a Muslim boy and Kaafir girl that were involved in a Haraam relationship
I would like to know what the ruling is from the Quraan and Sunnah regarding a 17 year-old female and a 19 year-old male who committed Zinah? The…
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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