What is the ruling on deriving pleasure between the wife's buttocks without penetration?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of the Wedding Feast
Primary text
It is permissible to derive pleasure from the wife between her buttocks without penetration. The prohibition is specifically mentioned regarding the anus, and the prohibition is confined to that specific act. This is because the prohibition is based on causing harm (*adha*), and that harm is specific to the anal passage.