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Is there an authentic Sunnah that clarifies the etiquette of sexual intercourse in Islam?

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The article stated the purposes of intercourse in Islam, which are: preserving offspring, expelling fluid whose retention is harmful, fulfilling desire, and attaining pleasure, in addition to lowering the gaze and maintaining chastity. It also clarified the etiquette of intercourse, including: sincere intention, tenderness and foreplay, saying "Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ash-shaytana, wa jannib ash-shaytana ma razaqtana" (In the name of Allah, O Allah, keep Satan away from us and keep Satan away from what You have provided for us), and the permissibility of approaching the wife in her front from any direction. It prohibited approaching the wife in the anus or during her menstruation. It mentioned the permissibility of coitus interruptus and using condoms with the wife's permission, and the prohibition of disclosing marital intimacy secrets. It also clarified the obligation of (ritual bath) after (state of impurity) upon the convergence of the two circumcised parts or the emission of semen, and the permissibility of bathing together and delaying ghusl until before prayer, with the recommendation of performing ablution before sleep.

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