Question

Is oral sex permissible in Islam? Is there any difference between male and female oral sex? Do both partners have to take a shower after having oral sex?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

If the “oral sex” includes the penis being inserted in the wife’s mouth to the extent that she swallows the filth, whether this filth is semen (Mani) or pre-ejaculatory fluid (Madhi), or the man takes the filth of the woman in his mouth, then this will not be permissible.¹ 

However, if the act consists of the wife kissing her husband’s penis and the husband kisses her genitals and they avoid any areas where there is pre-ejaculatory fluid, then there is a difference of opinion. Some scholars say that it will be permissible (Mubah), although disliked whilst others say it will still remain Makruh (disliked).²

If semen (mani) is discharged after having oral sex, ghusl will become obligatory.³

Only Allah knows best

Written by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

¹Fatawa Rahimiyah p.270 v.6 & Fatawa Hindiyya p.372 v.5

²Fatawa Rahimiyah p.406 v.9

³Raddul Muhtar p.300 v.1