their anuses. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, replied: “In which of the two openings, or in which of the two apertures, or in which of the two orifices? If it is from behind into her vagina, then yes; but if it is from behind into her anus, then no. Allah is not ashamed of the truth: do not approach women in their anuses.” (1)
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Shurayhi informed us; Abu Ishaq al-Tha‘labi informed us; Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Muhammad al-Hafiz informed us; Umar ibn Ahmad ibn al-Qasim al-Nahawandi informed us; Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Sulayman al-Hadrami informed us; Abd Allah ibn Aban informed us; Yahya ibn Zakariyya ibn Abi Za’idah informed us, from Muslim ibn Khalid, from al-Ala’, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Cursed is the one who approaches his wife in her anus.” (2)
Allah Most High says: “And send forth for yourselves.” Ata’ said: This means saying the name of Allah at the time of intercourse. Mujahid said: “And send forth for yourselves” means that, when a man approaches his wife, he should supplicate.
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu‘aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma‘il informed us; Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah informed us; Jarir informed us, from Mansur, from Salim, from Kurayb, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “If, when one of you wishes to approach his wife, he says, ‘In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Satan away from us, and keep Satan away from what You provide us,’ then, if a child is decreed for them as a result, Satan will never harm him.” (3)
It was also said that “send forth for yourselves” means seeking offspring.
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-Kharaqi informed us; Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Abd Allah al-Taysafuni informed us; Abd Allah ibn Umar al-Jawhari informed us; Ahmad ibn Ali al-Kushmihanī informed us; Ali ibn Hujr informed us, from al-Ala’ ibn Abd al-Rahman, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who supplicates for him.” (4)
It was also said that it means marrying in chastity, so that the child may be righteous.
Abd al-Wahid al-Mulayhi informed us; Ahmad ibn Abd Allah al-Nu‘aymi informed us; Muhammad ibn Yusuf informed us; Muhammad ibn Isma‘il informed us; Musaddad informed us; Yahya informed us, from Ubayd Allah, who said: Sa‘id ibn Abi Sa‘id informed me, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who said: “A woman is married for four reasons: