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Question: assalaamu alaikum i am a young woman and have been engaged. i have spoken with my fiance and he has told me that he wants to be straight forward with me. He has told me that when he will marry me he will not have intercourse with me and no consummstion of the marriage. and if you could please explain the laws according to this and is it halal to live with a man who by paper. also he said he will be intimate with me but just no intercourse like is that allowed in islam to never have intercourse? but have all the other parts of sex. he has told me if it is haram to live with a wife this way and have her virgin forever so if this is not allowed in an islamic marraige please let me know because im in so much confusion. he has said no children ever and that we will just adopt from his family is that allowed too? so simply i would like to know is it allowed in islam for me to be in a marriage and never consumate our marraige or should i not get married to this man? please help me understand this issue
Answer:

The primary objective of marriage in Islam is guarding one's chastity by saving him or her from committing fornication and fulfilling the desire to have offspring. This objective cannot be fulfilled except through sexual intercourse; so, for a man to stipulate such a condition is simply wrong and unacceptable. Furthermore, it is also a clear case of spousal abuse as it entails dereliction of one's duties towards his partner. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Your spouse has rights." Sexual intercourse is one of the fundamental rights which neither a husband, nor a wife can afford to neglect. If either one does it, it amounts to a serious breach of the terms of the marriage contract.

It is best for you to decide to terminate this engagement now that you have not solemnized the marriage yet, rather than ending up in a relationship which is simply unnatural and unjust. Otherwise, you end up leading a married life, in which you will find no fulfillment, whatsoever. I pray to Allah to inspire you to make the right the decision and save you from an abusive marriage.

 

 

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