Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife, who is averse to intercourse after her menstrual period, to allow him to enjoy looking and touching, and then he masturbates manually, imagining having intercourse with her? Is this considered enjoyment with the wife or a forbidden act of masturbation?

A wife must answer her husband's call to bed unless she has a valid excuse. A husband is permitted to enjoy his wife in any manner, with the exception of intercourse during menstruation or anal intercourse. It is forbidden for a husband to masturbate with his hand, but it is permissible for him to masturbate with his wife's hand.