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Which sexual practices are prohibited in Islam within marriage?

Islam permits intimacy between husband and wife within marriage while placing certain boundaries on sexual conduct. The couple should learn these boundaries and respect them.

What Islam teaches

Islam permits lawful intimacy between spouses but prohibits certain practices. The Qur'an discusses marital intimacy, and authentic hadith provide further guidance concerning prohibited forms of intercourse.

What you can consider

A married couple should learn the basic Islamic rulings concerning intimacy from reliable scholars and maintain privacy, mutual respect and consideration in their marital relationship.

Qur'an 2:222-223; Sahih Muslim, Book of Marriage.

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