Hadith No: 3
Al-Suyuti - al-Durr al-Manthur fi al-Tafsir bil-Ma'thur
Tafsir of Surah al-Baqarah (Chapter 2): 223 - Interpretation of His Statement, exalted be He: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish}
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (636 > 638)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- Mention of the second opinion on the verse: Ishaq ibn Rahwayh narrated in his Musnad and Tafsir, and al-Bukhari and ibn Jarir narrated from Nafi', who said:
"One day, I was reciting: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}. Ibn Umar said: 'Do you know in what this verse was revealed?' I replied, 'No.' He said: 'It was revealed concerning approaching women in their anuses.'"- Al-Bukhari and ibn Jarir narrated from Ibn Umar: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}
and he said, 'In the anus.'- Al-Khatib narrated in Rawat Malik from the direction of al-Nadr ibn Abdullah al-Azdi, from Malik, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, regarding His statement: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}
who said: "Whether in her vagina or in her anus."- Al-Hasan ibn Sufyan narrated in his Musnad, and al-Tabarani in al-Awsat, and al-Hakim and Abu Na'im in al-Mustakhraj with a حسن (hasan) chain from Ibn Umar, who said:
"This was only revealed to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny): {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}, as a concession for approaching in the anus."- Ibn Jarir and al-Tabarani in al-Awsat, and Ibn Marduyah and Ibn al-Najjar narrated with a حسن (hasan) chain from Ibn Umar:
that a man had intercourse with his wife in her anus during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and the people found this objectionable and said, 'Will you recite it?' Then Allah revealed: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}.
- Al-Khatib narrated in Rawat Malik from the route of Ahmad ibn al-Hakam al-Abdi, from Malik, from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, who said:
"A woman from the Ansar came to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) complaining about her husband, and Allah revealed: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}."
- Al-Nasa'i and ibn Jarir narrated from the route of Zayd ibn Aslam, from Ibn Umar:
that a man approached his wife in her anus and felt a great agitation about it, and Allah revealed: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}.
- Al-Daraqutni narrated in Gharib Malik from the route of Abi Bashar al-Dolabi, who said: Abu al-Harith Ahmad ibn Sa'id narrated to us: Abu Thabit Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah al-Madani narrated to me that Abdulaziz ibn Muhammad al-Darawardi narrated from Abdullah ibn Umar ibn Hafs, Ibn Abi Dh'u'b, and Malik ibn Anas, each of them separately from Nafi', who said:
"Ibn Umar said to me, 'Hold onto the Mus'haf, O Nafi', and read until you reach': {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}. He said to me, 'Do you know in what this verse was revealed?' I replied, 'No.' He said, 'It was revealed about a man from the Ansar who had intercourse with his wife in her anus, and the people greatly disapproved of this, so Allah revealed': {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}." I asked him, 'From her anus or her vagina?' He replied, 'No, only in her anus.'"- Al-Rafa'i said in his فوائد (Fawa'id), citing al-Daraqutni:
Abu Ahmad ibn Abdus narrated to us: Ibn al-Ja'd narrated to us: Ibn Abi Dh'u'b narrated to us from Nafi' from Ibn Umar, who said: "A man had intercourse with his wife in her anus, and Allah revealed": {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}. I said to Ibn Abi Dh'u'b, 'What do you say about this?' He replied, 'What more can I say after this?'"- Al-Tabarani, Ibn Marduyah, and Ahmad ibn Usamah al-Taghiyabi narrated in فوائد (Fawa'id) from Nafi', who said:
"Ibn Umar recited this Surah and came to this verse: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}
and said: 'Do you know in what this verse was revealed?' He replied, 'No.' Ibn Umar said, 'Concerning men who used to approach women in their anuses.'"- Al-Daraqutni and Daalij both narrated in Gharib Malik from the route of Abi Mus'ab and Ishaq ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi, both from Nafi',
from Ibn Umar, that he said: "O Nafi', hold onto the Mus'haf," and he read until he reached: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}
and said: "O Nafi', do you know in what this verse was revealed?" He replied, "No." Ibn Umar said, "It was revealed about a man from the Ansar who had intercourse with his wife in her anus and felt uneasy about it, so he asked the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and Allah revealed the verse." Al-Daraqutni stated, "This is established from Malik." Ibn Abd al-Bar said, "The narration from Ibn Umar in this regard is authentic and well-known from him."
- Ibn Rahwayh, Abu Ya'la, Ibn Jarir, al-Tahawi in Sharh Mashkilat al-Athar, and Ibn Marduyah narrated with a حسن (hasan) chain from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri:
that a man had intercourse with his wife in her anus, and the people protested
against him, saying, 'Will you recite it?' Then Allah revealed: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}.
- Al-Nasa'i, al-Tahawi, and Ibn Jarir, and al-Daraqutni narrated from the route of Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim
from Malik ibn Anas, that it was said to him: "O Abu Abdullah, people are narrating from Salim ibn Abdullah that he said: 'The servant or the brute is lying about my father.'" Malik replied:
"Testify that Yazid ibn Rumaan told me that Salim ibn Abdullah informed him, from Ibn Umar, something similar to what Nafi' said." It was said to him: "But al-Harith ibn Ya'qub narrates from Abu al-Habab Sa'id ibn Yasar that he asked Ibn Umar, and Ibn Umar said: 'O Abu Rahman, we buy maidservants. Should we perform al-tahmid for them?' Malik said: 'What is al-tahmid?' and when he mentioned to him the anus, Ibn Umar said: 'Ugh! Ugh! Can a believer do that?' or he said: 'Can a Muslim do that?'" Malik added: "Testify that Rabi'a told me, from Abu al-Habab, from Ibn Umar, something similar to what Nafi' said." Al-Daraqutni said: "This is preserved from Malik and is correct."- Al-Nasa'i narrated from the route of Yazid ibn Rumaan, from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar:
that Abdullah ibn Umar did not see any harm in a man having intercourse with a woman in her anus.- Al-Bayhaqi narrated in his Sunan from Muhammad ibn Ali, who said:
"I was with Muhammad ibn Kab al-Qurazi when a man came to him and said: 'What do you say about having intercourse with a woman in her anus?' Muhammad ibn Kab replied: 'This is an old man from Quraysh. Ask him,' pointing to Abdullah ibn Ali ibn al-Sa'ib. The man said: 'It is filthy, even if it is permissible.'"- Ibn Jarir narrated from al-Darawardi, who said:
"It was said to Zayd ibn Aslam that Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir forbade having intercourse with women in their anuses, and Zayd replied: 'I testify about Muhammad that he told me he does it.'"- Ibn Jarir narrated from Ibn Abi Mulaykah, who was asked about having intercourse with a woman in her anus, and he said:
"I attempted it with a maidservant of mine last night, but she resisted, so I had to use oil."- Al-Khatib narrated in Rawat Malik from Abu Sulayman al-Jawzajani, who said:
"I asked Malik ibn Anas about having intercourse with wives in the anus, and he said: 'I just washed my head of it.'"- Ibn Jarir narrated in his book on marriage from the route of Ibn Wahb
that Malik said it is permissible.- Al-Tahawi narrated from the route of Asbagh ibn al-Farj, from Abdullah ibn al-Qasim, who said:
"I did not see anyone I could follow in my religion who doubts that it is permissible," referring to having intercourse with a woman in her anus. Then he recited: {Your women are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth however you wish (al-Baqarah 2:223)}
and said, "What could be clearer than this?"- Al-Tahawi and al-Hakim in al-Manaqib al-Shafi'i and al-Khatib narrated from Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Hakam, that al-Shafi'i was asked about it and said:
"Nothing authentic has been reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) regarding its permissibility or prohibition, and the reasoning is that it is halal."- Al-Hakim narrated from Ibn Abd al-Hakam:
that al-Shafi'i debated Muhammad ibn al-Hasan on this, and Ibn al-Hasan argued with him that the term 'tilth' only applies to the vagina. Al-Shafi'i responded: "Does that mean everything else is forbidden?" Ibn al-Hasan agreed, and Al-Shafi'i continued: 'What if he were to have intercourse with her between her thighs or in her breasts? Would that be tilth?' Ibn al-Hasan replied, 'No.' Al-Shafi'i asked, 'Does that make it forbidden?' Ibn al-Hasan said, 'No.' Al-Shafi'i said, 'How can you argue with something you do not believe?' Al-Hakim said: "Perhaps al-Shafi'i said this in his earlier opinion, but in his later opinion, he specified prohibition."