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Can husband and wife have intercourse in light?

Published as Being intimate with one's wife

· 24 Shawwal 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

I wanted to ask you two questions about the intercourse between husband and wife.

Can husband and wife have intercourse in light?

Can husband and wife have intercourse in such a position that husband is under his wife. I was told me that in intercourse wife should always be under male and this is the only shar'ee method or intercourse.

Answer

Yes.

Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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