Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Sex in Islam

Sex in Islam

At the time of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the Sahabah were not too shy to ask about all affairs, including sexual matters, so as to know the teachings of Islam in these matters. As Aisha (ra), the wife of the Prophet testified, "Blessed are the women of the Ansar. Shyness did not stand in their way of seeking knowledge about their religion." (Agreed upon).
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The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, "There is no shyness in matters of religion." We often receive questions about these matters at Zawaj.com, usually from married couples who want to know what is permissible. Therefore we introduce this page.

Islamic Perspective on Sexuality
NEW: Sex and Marriage in Islam: Some Q & A - from the Stony Brook Minaret online edition, adapted from various sources
Sex as Sadaqa - an excerpt from 'The Muslim Marriage Guide', By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
The Family & The Sexual Revolution By Dr. Hassan Hathout, M. D.
Social System in Islam: The View of Man and Woman and the Human Sexual Instinct by Taquidin Nubhani
Human Sexuality and the Shariat by Professor Dr. Omar Hassan Kasule Sr.
An Islamic Perspective on Sexuality by the Muslim Women's League
What Every Muslim Teenager and Adult Should Know (About Sexuality) by Alia Amer (an extremely comprehensive and well-cited article covering all aspects of sexuality in Islam).
Intimate Relations
How to Lower Our Gazes by Sabeel Ahmed
Sex Education, Teenage Pregnancy, Sex in Islam and Marriage By Shahid Athar
Sex, Society and Morality by J.S. Idris. A logical analysis of modern society's approach to sexual behavior. First published in The Muslim in 1969.
Sex in Islam: Its Role and Purpose by Syed Mumtaz Ali & Rabia Mills
Islamic Ruling on Specific Sexual Acts
NEW: Fatwa on Phone Sex Between Unmarried Persons by IslamOnline.net
NEW: Kissing and Foreplay in Islam by Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
NEW: Islamic Fatwa on Anal Sex - by Islam-QA.com
Fatwa on Oral Sex by Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Answer to a Question About Oral Sex by Dr. Muzammil H. Siddiqui
Fatwa on Oral Sex By Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Masturbation: Answer from Islam Online and Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
Masturbation: Comments by Sheikh Al-Munajjid
Masturbation: Comments by the Sahaabah - reprinted from the Renaissance Islamic Journal
Prohibited Sexual Acts in Islam
Islamic Ruling on Anal Sex - by IslamOnline.com Fatwa Bank
Defining Pornography - from Young Muslims, ymonline.org
Zina - a Major Sin by Imam Shamsuddin Adh-Dhahabi
Homosexuality by Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
The Islamic Ruling on Homosexuality from Al Jumuah Magazine.
What Does Islam Say About Homosexuality? by Shabir Ally
Should Prostitution be Decriminalized? by Dr. Shaykh Syed Mutawalli Ad-Darsh
Islamic View of Birth Control and Family Planning
Is Family Planning Allowed in Islam? by Sheikh Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo
Sexual Dysfunction
NEW: Dealing With Impotence: I Just Can't Get It Up! by Joshua Levine
NEW: Dealing With Premature Release by D. Zimmer
Medical and Health Subjects
NEW: The Birth of a Human Being - based on the works of Harun Yahya
HIV, AIDS and Islam - reprinted from the website Positive Muslims of South Africa
Miscellaneous Sexual Topics: Islamic View
NEW: Islamic Ruling on Sex Change (Gender Change) by IslamOnline.net Fatwa Bank
Is Viagra Halal or Haram? - a ruling by Sheikh bin Baz.
As with all articles on this website, opinions given are those of the authors alone. Zawaj.com often publishes varying and opposing opinions. Publication on Zawaj.com does not imply endorsement or agreement on the part of Zawaj.com.

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