16/19. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1435c — Through One Opening
It is permissible for a man to have intercourse with his wife from the front or from the back, without entering the behind
One Opening Hadith and Quran 2:223
Sahih Muslim : 1435c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1435c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنِي وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَهَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَأَبُو مَعْنٍ الرَّقَاشِيُّ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي قَالَ، سَمِعْتُ النُّعْمَانَ بْنَ رَاشِدٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مَعْبَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْمُخْتَارِ - عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَزَادَ فِي حَدِيثِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ إِنْ شَاءَ مُجَبِّيَةً وَإِنْ شَاءَ غَيْرَ مُجَبِّيَةٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ فِي صِمَامٍ وَاحِدٍ .
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Jabir through another chain of transmitters, but in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Zuhri there is an addition (of these words): " If he likes he may (have intercourse) being on the back or in front of her, but it should be through one opening (vagina)."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1435cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 139USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3365
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1435c
This hadith gives more detail on the same wives are your tilth hadith. It says the report came through another chain from Jabir, and one narration adds that if he likes, he may be on the back or in front of her, but it should be through one opening, meaning the vagina as stated in the translation. This is the key point in the text. The hadith does not open the door to every possible act; it gives a limit while discussing position. For readers searching one opening hadith or Quran 2:223 hadith explanation, the safest summary is: the position may differ, but the specified opening remains the same.
What we learn from this hadith
- The added wording mentions position while keeping the same opening.
- The narration limits the act to what the translation calls one opening.
- The report is connected to the earlier Quran 2:223 explanation.
- Small wording additions can clarify the scope of a hadith.
