Is it permissible for a woman to imitate men to please her husband, knowing that the husband likes that?
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A woman imitating men in dress and haircut is forbidden, whether it is to please her husband or for any other reason. If she wears clothes specific to men or cuts her hair in their fashion, it is impermissible. As for a wife initiating intimacy with her husband and joking with him, this is not forbidden. However, the husband's desire for this behavior might be unnatural, and efforts should be made to address it.
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