{"_id":"66fb0699c0557ecd578e88d6","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is it disliked to hug and kiss one's spouse while fasting (according to the Shafi'i school)?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"I read that while fasting, it’s makruh (disliked) to kiss, and becomes haram (impermissible) if there is a chance of انزال (sexual pleasure). A Sheikh told me that kissing with desire would be haram according to our school. I also read that “معانقة“ should be avoided, which I understood as hugging but I’m not sure. Have I misunderstood anything from the text incorrectly? Can you confirm what I have understood? What is then permissible between the husband and wife during fasting?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"It is haram to kiss, hug, or make skin contact if there is a fear that these actions might lead to sexual intercourse or ejaculation of sperm, not merely arousal, even if this arousal results in the release of pre-ejaculatory fluid (madhy). This is because engaging in actions that could potentially lead to something that invalidates the fast—like ejaculation or intercourse—is not permissible.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"For those who do not fear this outcome, these actions are permissible while fasting; however, it is better (awla) to avoid them. It is important to note that [for one who does not fear this outcome] it is not considered makruh even if it causes arousal, as Ibn Hajar clearly states in the Tuhfa.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":false,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Note that some Shafi texts may use the term makruh instead of haram, however the relied-upon opinion, as expressed in Imam Nawawi's Minhaj, is tahrim.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668da0000b76658b4c232b78","tag":"Fasting: Validity","count":68},{"_id":"66df51d76df6cc867de7a6ca","tag":"Marriage: Intimacy and Conception","count":47}],"createdOn":"2024-09-30T20:14:17.396Z"}