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What is the ruling on a husband kissing his wife on the mouth and sucking her tongue, and what is its evidence?

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It is permissible for a husband to enjoy his wife in any way, except for anal intercourse and during menstruation or postpartum bleeding. This includes sucking the wife's tongue. This is supported by the hadith of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said to him: "What is the matter with you and virgins and their saliva?" Ibn Hajar interpreted "their saliva" as spittle, indicating the sucking of her tongue and the kissing of her lips. Ibn Al-Qayyim said in Zad Al-Ma'ad: "And among what should precede intercourse is playing with the woman, kissing her, and sucking her tongue."

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