The object of the contract on her part is sexual enjoyment, so nothing else is binding upon her, such as watering his animals or harvesting his crops. As for the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) decree regarding the division of labor between 'Ali and Fatima, it was based on what befits noble character and the course of custom, not by way of obligation. This is as reported regarding Asma bint Abi Bakr, who used to care for al-Zubayr’s horse, gather date pits for him, and carry them on her head, yet this was not obligatory for her. For this reason, the husband is not required to take care of matters outside the house, nor is he required to provide more than what is incumbent upon him in terms of maintenance and clothing. However, it is better for her to do what is customary for her to perform, because it is the norm, the situation cannot be rectified without it, and livelihood is not sustained otherwise.
Section: It is not permissible to have intercourse with a wife in the anus, according to the opinion of most scholars, among them being 'Ali, 'Abd Allah, Abu al-Darda', Ibn 'Abbas, 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amr, and Abu Hurayrah. This was also the opinion of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, Abu Bakr ibn 'Abd al-Rahman, Mujahid, 'Ikrimah, al-Shafi'i, the proponents of opinion (Ashab al-Ra'y), and Ibn al-Mundhir. Its permissibility was narrated from Ibn 'Umar, Zayd ibn Aslam, Nafi', and Malik. It is reported from Malik that he said: "I have never met anyone whom I follow in my religion who doubted that it is permissible." The people of Iraq among the companions of Malik reject this. Those who permitted it argued using the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Your wives are a tilth for you, so come to your tilth as you will" (Quran 2:223), and His saying, may He be glorified: "And they who guard their private parts, except from their wives or those their right hands possess" (Quran 23:5-6). We argue with what was reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah is not shy of the truth; do not approach women through their backs." And from Abu Hurayrah and Ibn 'Abbas, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: "Allah will not look at a man who has intercourse with his wife in her anus." Both were reported by Ibn Majah. And from Ibn Mas'ud, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),
(35) Omitted from: the original. (36) Reported by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on Jealousy, from the Book of Marriage. Sahih al-Bukhari 7/45, 46. And by Muslim in: The Chapter on the Permissibility of Having a Non-Mahram Woman Ride Behind One if She is Tired on the Road, from the Book of Peace. Sahih Muslim 4/1706, 1717. It was also reported by Imam Ahmad in: al-Musnad 6/347. (37) Surah al-Baqarah 223. (38) Surah al-Mu'minun 5, 6. (39) The first is in: The Chapter on the Prohibition of Approaching Women in Their Anuses, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/619.
