Is it Permissible to Have Intercourse in the Presence of Multiple Wives?

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel

Question

Is it permissible to engage in sexual relations with multiple wives at the same time without them seeing each other’s private parts?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate

I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question.

This is impermissible and sinful. It is against the very characteristic of Islam, which is modesty.

All of Islam Revolves Around Modesty

Qurra ibn Iyas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, We were with the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) when modesty was mentioned to him.

They said, “O Messenger of Allah, is modesty part of the religion?” The Prophet said, “Rather, it is the entire religion.”

Then, the Prophet said, “Verily, modesty, abstinence, silence of the tongue but not the heart, and deeds are all part of faith. They bring gain in the Hereafter and loss in the world: what is gained in the Hereafter is much greater than what is missed in the world.” [Bayhaqi, Sunan al-Kubra]

Islam is Characterized by its Modesty

Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Verily, every religion has a character, and the character of Islam is modesty.” [Ibn Maja]

It has been related that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) did not look at the private parts of his wife, even when copulating. Although this is a permissible action, this was the sense of modesty he possessed. What can, therefore, be said about watching others having intercourse, which is meant to be a private act only between the husband and wife?

Engaging in sexual acts with one wife in the presence of another wife is impermissible.

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[Mawlana] Ilyas Patel

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Mawlana Ilyas Patel is a traditionally-trained scholar who has studied in the UK, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Turkey. He started his early education in the UK. He went on to complete the hifz of the Quran in India, then enrolled in an Islamic seminary in the UK, where he studied the secular and ‘Aalimiyya sciences. He then traveled to Karachi, Pakistan. He has been an Imam in Rep of Ireland for several years. He has taught hifz of the Quran, Tajwid, Fiqh, and many other Islamic sciences to children and adults onsite and online extensively in the UK and Ireland. He taught at a local Islamic seminary for 12 years in the UK, where he was a librarian and a teacher of Islamic sciences. He currently resides in the UK with his wife. His interest is a love of books and gardening.