{"_id":"66e2248144ff6b092d439b9c","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is consummation intercourse or seclusion with one's spouse?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"After the Nikkah and the agreement of the contract, a marriage is complete. But there is also the consummation of the marriage. Is that sexual intercourse with the spouse or is being alone with one's spouse with no sexual intercourse taking place? This has legal consequences during divorce with regards to the amount of Mahr having to be paid and the 'Idda of the woman. I have heard there is a difference of opinion with regards to what is considered consummation between the two. I wanted to know which scholars and schools chose which opinion and which would be easier to follow for one to stipulate in their contract?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"According to the Ḥanafī, Mālikī, and Ḥanbalī schools, consummation of marriage is considered to occur when the couple spends some time alone together in privacy; intercourse is not required for consummation. In contrast, the Shafʿī school holds that consummation is defined as intercourse. Both opinions are valid, so it is up to the couple to decide which position they agree to follow.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"66df51d76df6cc867de7a6ca","tag":"Marriage: Intimacy and Conception","count":39},{"_id":"66df527b6df6cc867de7a6d3","tag":"Marriage: Contract","count":11}],"createdOn":"2024-09-11T23:15:13.157Z"}