A Form of Enjoyment with a Wife in Hayd

Question

If a man, having wrapped his organ in cloth, touches with it [the area] of his wife in hayd between the navel and her knees while there is cloth on her, leaving aside entry into the farj (private part), and ejaculation (inzal) occurs, what is this act according to the Shari'a?

Answer

When cloth is interposed as a barrier, this form is not prohibited. [ar]فيجوز الاستمتاع بالسرة وما فوقها والركبة وما تحتها ولو بلا حائل، وكذا بما بينهما بحائل بغير الوطء ولو تلطخ دمًا[/ar] “So it is permissible to enjoy the navel and what is above it, and the knee and what is below it, even without a barrier; and likewise what is between them, with a barrier, without…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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