His statement, “to withdraw before she has attained satisfaction,” means that it is likewise disliked for him to withdraw before she has attained satisfaction, due to the hadith: “When he has fulfilled his need, he should not hasten her until she has fulfilled her need.” (1)

Withdrawal means that a man ends intercourse and removes his penis from his wife’s vagina before she has satisfied her desire—that is, before she climaxes. Satisfaction of desire comes through climax. The author says that this is disliked, but this is open to question. The correct view is that it is prohibited for him to withdraw before she climaxes, because this deprives her of complete pleasure and full enjoyment. It may also harm her, as the fluid may be ready to emerge but then does not do so once intercourse has ended.

As for the hadith they cite, it too is weak. Yet its meaning is sound on rational grounds: just as you would not wish to withdraw before climaxing, neither should you hasten her.

His statement, “to have intercourse in anyone’s presence”: It is most astonishing that he limits the ruling here to mere dislike. That is, it is disliked for a man to have intercourse with his wife while people are looking on. This involves two scenarios:

The first is that both of their private parts are visible. There is no doubt that limiting the ruling to mere dislike in this case is mistaken, since covering the private parts is obligatory. If someone can see their private parts, then it is undoubtedly prohibited. Even basic decency does not accept this at all. Thus, the author’s statement is entirely incorrect.

The second is where the private parts cannot be seen. In that case, limiting it to