Reference: al-Fataawa al-Muhimmah p709
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to use her mouth in playing with her husband’s private part (oral sex) and likewise for the man [to use his mouth in playing with his wife’s private part]?
Response: I will respond to the likes of this question by saying:
This is from the actions of some of the animals, such as the dogs.
We have a general principle, and that is the Messenger ﷺ forbade [us from] resembling the animals in other than what we are talking about (oral sex); Such as his forbidding the placing of the knees on the ground before the hands [when going into sujood] just as the camel[1] does; And looking around [in the salaah] like a fox[2]; And pecking [in the rukoo’ and the sujood] like a crow[3].
And since it is also known that the Prophet ﷺ forbade [us from] resembling the disbelievers, then it is understood from this to be a prohibition; Also affirming the prohibition in what has preceded regarding the resembling of animals, especially since that which is known about them is their filthy nature; So, with regard to this action (oral sex), the Muslim must be far above and removed from resembling the animals.
Footnotes:
[1] Shaykh al-Albaanee mentions in “Sifatus-Salaah”:
Transmitted by Abu Daawood, Tammaam in al-Fawaa.id, and an-Nasaa.ee in Sunan as-Sughraa and Sunan al-Kubraa (47/1) with a saheeh isnaad.
It should be known that the way to differ from the camel is to place the hands before the knees, because the camel places its knees first; a camel’s “knees” are in its forelegs, as defined in Lisaan al-‘Arab and other books of the ‘Arabic language, and as mentioned by at-Tahaawee in Mushkil al-Aathaar and Sharh Ma`aani al-Aathaar. Also, Imaam Qaasim as-Saraqustee رحمه الله narrated in Ghareeb al-Hadeeth (2/70/1-2), with a saheeh isnaad, Abu Hurayrah’s statement, “No one should kneel the way a runaway camel does”, and then added, “This is in sajdah. He is saying that one should not throw oneself down, as a runaway [or untamed] camel does, hurriedly and without calmness, but he should go down calmly, placing his hands first, followed by his knees, and an explanatory marfoo` hadeeth has been narrated in this regard.” He then mentioned the hadeeth above.
[2] Shaykh al-Albaanee mentions in “Sifatus-Salaah”: Abu Hurayrah رضي الله عنه said: “My close friend ﷺ forbade me from pecking in my prayer like a cockerel, from looking around like a fox, and from squatting like a monkey.” Transmitted by Tayaalisee, Ahmad and Ibn Abi Shaybah; it is a hasan hadeeth, as I have explained in my footnotes on al-Ahkaam (1348) by `Abdul Haqq Ishbeelee
[3] Shaykh al-Albaanee mentions in “Sifatus-Salaah”:
Transmitted by Abu Ya`laa in his Musnad (340/3491/1), Aajurree in al-Arba`een, al-Bayhaqee, at-Tabaraanee (1/192/1), Diyaa’ in al-Muntaqaa (276/1), Ibn `Asaakir (2/226/2, 414/1, 8/14/1, 76/2) with a hasan isnaad, and Ibn Khuzaymah declared it saheeh (1/82/1). Ibn Battah has a supporting mursal narration for the first part of the hadeeth, minus the addition, in al-Ibaanah (5/43/1).
