Is it permissible to utter illicit words (unlawful speech) during intercourse to arouse the wife's desire?
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It is permissible for spouses to utter words that arouse desire during intercourse. It is not a condition that the words be from what is mentioned in the , but it is not permissible for the words to be among the religiously forbidden things, such as lying or slandering. Mentioning sexual organs with their common terms or other terms that arouse desire is religiously permissible. The dislike that some scholars held is removed by the slightest need, and the need is present here. If it is permissible to touch the wife's private parts and look at them, then it is all the more permissible to name them.
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