He replied:

Her fasting and prayer are valid even if that medicine remains inside her. As for whether this practice is permissible, the scholars differ; the more cautious course is to refrain from it. And Allah knows best.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

If a man looks at and touches every part of his wife’s body, including her private parts, does he incur any blame?

He replied:

It is not forbidden for a man to look at or touch any part of his wife’s body. However, looking at her private parts is disliked. Another view is that it is not disliked, while a further view is that it is disliked only during intercourse.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was asked:

A divorced woman who is breastfeeding has contracted to breastfeed for payment. Her waiting period then ends, and she remarries. May the person who hired her prevent her from joining her husband, for fear that she will become pregnant by him and her milk supply for the child will diminish?

He replied:

Mere uncertainty is not grounds for denying the husband his right to intercourse, especially since it is authentically reported that the Prophet—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—said:

“I had indeed considered forbidding