Human Rights in Islam

Response to Nicolas Sarkozy’s Ban-on-Burqa Comments

Dr. Nazreen Nawaz (Women’s Media Representative, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Britain) responds to Nicolas Sarkozy’s ban on burqa comments. Like a comment on this video reads: She speaks right from the heart of the western world were she witnesses the insidious effects devouring the society piece meal… Yesterday, Sir Ahmed Quraishi shared this video, I watched it, liked the comprehensive response hence am sharing with you here. Kindly also read this article to catch-up with the context of this response:

I am Free to Do What I Want

In this society, many of us really believe we are free to do what we want with our lives. And being a teenager or young adult, brings with it a whole different perspective. Soon as we enter into the world of being a young person in this society, we are tempted to take on a whole outlook on the way we live life. Whether its going out to clubs and pubs, looking for no-strings-attached romance or being typically rebellious with family and authority; the attitude of just living by whatever takes ones fancy or gives one pleasure is a common one for teenagers.

Masturbating over Wife’s Body

Question: Is it permissible for my husband to masturbate over me, without me actually touching him and swallow his sperm? Is it also permissible for my husband to place his erect penis between my breasts, to hold them and masturbate?

Public Display of Affection and Having Sex in Bathroom

Question: After returning from a long trip can a husband greet his wife by kissing her cheeks in front of his/her parents? Can husband and wife take a bath together? Can they have sex in bathroom?

Having Sexual Intercourse in the Open but Out of Public View

Question: Is it a sin for married couple to stay alone outside in nature, and to have a intimate contact, but to make sure no one from people sees them.

Comprehensive Information on Permissibility of Oral Sex

Books of fiqh tend to be quite dry when it comes to bedroom behavior. What you usually find is in the form “everything is permissible, except for x, y, and z” instead of a detailed checklist of things to try if you wish. While the traditional approach of generality is fine as a teaching tool for students of knowledge who would be asked specific questions, it is less effective when laymen have no one to ask, when the only people available to ask mean well and know a bit more than the questioner but are laymen themselves, or when laymen go to the books directly.

Oral Sex with One’s Wife – Is Ghusl Obligatory

Question: My question is regarding Ghusl. Having oral sex with one’s wife is allowed but is Ghusl Wajib? And if their having a skin contact (falling short of sexual intercourse) leads to secretion, do they need to make Ghusl, especially in the course of having oral sex? Thanks
Name of Counselor: Ahmad Kutty

Islam’s Stance on Oral Sex

Question: Respected scholars of Islam, As-Salamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatu Allah wa Barakatuh. I have a question that perplexes my mind, and I want you to clarify. What is the Islamic stance on oral sex between the husband and his wife? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Permissibility of Oral Sex – 2

Everything of sexual activities between husband and wife relations are lawful except having intercourse during menstruation or nifas (after delivery of a baby, when the woman is still bleeding). Anal sex is unlawful as well. If you ask about oral sex, it has nothing to do with halal or haram, it is a matter of culture. Islamically, there is nothing haram in doing it.

Permissibility of Oral Sex – 1

Fatwa on Oral Sex
By Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Praise be to Allah!
It is permissible for the husband to enjoy/savor/relish his wife however he wishes, and to come to her in the genital area from any point he wishes. As Allah (Exalted is He) has said:

“Your wives are a tillage for you [to cultivate] [nisa’u-kum harthun l-kum] so go to your tillage as you wish. [fa-’’tu hartha-kum anna shi’tum] Q 2:223

Stimulating the Spouse while Sleeping

Question: Is it allowed for a wife to stimulate the penis of her husband while he still sleeping? Once the penis becomes hard and fully erected she will start a foreplay and intercourse with him. One of our teachers in Islamic Studies said, a husband must be on top to respect the wife. Please send me a proof for the right of a wife regarding this matter?

Seeing Each Other Naked & Sexual Positions

Question: Are husband and wife allowed to see each other completely nude in Islam?

What sexual positions are best?

Answer/Fatwa:
Answered by: The Fatwa Center at IslamWeb
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His slave and Messenger.

Spouses to look at each others’ Private Parts

Question: Did Prophet (peace be upon him) never ever in his life looked on His (peace be upon him) private parts of his wives? This Hadith is narrated from Ayisha (Allah bless her) that he (peace be upon) never looked at my private parts and I never looked at his (peace be upon him) private parts? Why did he never do that? Was that for modesty and shyness? Is this Hadith true? Because there is also narrated a Hadith where Ayisha narrated that me and Prophet (peace be upon him) bathed together in a single pot of water? Was they not naked in front of each other on this event? Is that Haram for every Muslim husband and wife to look at each others private parts?

The Distorted Image of Muslim Women

Since the height of the feminist movement in the late 70’s there has been a magnifying glass placed over the status of Muslim women. Unfortunately, the magnifying glass that has been used is an unusual one.
Unusual in the sense that it is very selective about which items it will magnify; [...]

Are Muslim Women Oppressed?

Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims, the status of Muslim women and the theme of their rights — or rather, the perceived lack of them – seems to be foremost.  The media’s portrayal of Muslim women,   usually outlining their “oppression and mystery” seems to contribute to this negative perception.
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