What is the ruling on a man having anal intercourse with his wife? Is what is written on your website, that it is permissible based on the the Hadith of Ibn Umar, correct?
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"Engaging in anal sex with a woman is a major and repulsive sin. Ibn Hajar al-Haytami considered it among the gravest sins. There are religious texts that prohibit it, including: 'Allah عز وجل does not look at a man who has anal sex with a man or a woman,' and 'Accursed is he who has anal sex with a woman.' What has been attributed to Ibn 'Umar regarding its permissibility is a delusion and a mistake. He meant engaging in vaginal intercourse from the rear, not anal intercourse itself."
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