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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Marriage

Sahih Muslim 1435b

Chapter: It is permissible for a man to have intercourse with his wife from the front or from the back, without entering the behind

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1435b

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ، بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ،

أَنَّ يَهُودَ، كَانَتْ تَقُولُ إِذَا أُتِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دُبُرِهَا فِي قُبُلِهَا ثُمَّ حَمَلَتْ كَانَ وَلَدُهَا أَحْوَلَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأُنْزِلَتْ ‏‏{‏ نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ‏}‏

Jabir (b. Abdullah) (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Jews used to say that when one comes to one's wife through the vagina, but being on her back, and she becomes pregnant, the child has a squint. So the verse came down:

" Your wives are your ti'Ith; go then unto your tilth, as you may desire."

Reported by Muslim (No. 1435b, 1435c).

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1435c

" If he likes he may (have intercourse) being on the back or in front of her, but it should be through one opening (vagina)."

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (9037)الْيَهُودَ كَانَتْ ، تَقُولُ : إِذَا أُتِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دُبُرِهَا جَاءَ وَلَدُهَا أَحْوَلَ ، فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ سورة البقرة آية 223
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (3423)أَنَّ يَهُودًا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ : إِذَا أُتِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ دُبُرِهَا ، ثُمَّ حَمَلَتْ كَانَ وَلَدُهَا أَحْوَلَ ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ سورة البقرة آية 223

On the same subject

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1019

The Jews used to say, "When a man has intercourse with his wife through the vagina, but from her back side, the child will be squint-eyed." Then, the Verse came down: "Your wives are a tilth to you, so come to your tilth however you wish [2:223]." [Agreed upon; the wording is Muslim's].

وَعَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ ‏- رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا‏- قَالَ : { كَانَتِ الْيَهُودُ تَقُولُ : إِذَا أَتَى اَلرَّجُلُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ مِنْ دُبُرِهَا فِي قُبُلِهَا , كَانَ اَلْوَلَدُ أَحْوَلَ .‏ فَنَزَلَتْ…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 5 other versions

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