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What is the ruling on hugging one's wife from behind, knowing that the hug takes place while wearing all clothes and covering the 'awrat (private parts)?

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The enjoyment and intimacy shared between a husband and wife are a trust that must be preserved, and it is forbidden to disclose them, due to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Indeed, among the greatest trusts with Allah on the Day of Resurrection is a man who goes to his wife and she goes to him, and then he spreads her secret." The woman is like the man in this regard. A wife's obedience to her husband takes precedence over her obedience to her parents. Each spouse is permitted to enjoy the other's body, except for what the Shariah has forbidden, such as approaching the wife in her vagina during menstruation or post-childbirth bleeding, or approaching her in the anus. It is permissible for each of them to see the entire body of the other. Embracing the wife from behind is permissible, whether with clothes or without them, unless it leads to anal intercourse, in which case it is forbidden as a preventative measure.

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