Fatwa No : 89204
Use of Sex Toys by Husband and Wife

Use of Sex Toys by Husband and Wife

I want to ask whether a husband, with his wife's permission, may use sex toys (such as vibrators) during marital relations while he himself is also participating in the act — meaning he only wants to add something extra to enhance intimacy. Is this permissible? If the husband’s intention is merely to make the relationship more pleasant or to please his wife, can he occasionally use these toys? Is there any explicit prohibition regarding this?

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

If sex toys are used during intercourse by the husband to arouse the wife for intercourse, or by the wife to arouse the husband for intercourse, then there is Shariah allowance for this. However, for self-pleasure — such as the husband using sex toys on himself, or the wife using them on herself to stimulate herself — this is not permissible in Shariah, and one must avoid it.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

وقال اللہ تعالی: احل لکم لیلۃ الصیام الرفث الی نسائکم ھنّ لباس لکم وانتم لباس لھن الخ (سورۃ البقرۃ، آیۃ186)۔
وقال تعالى: وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ إِلَّا عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ غَيْرُ مَلُومِينَ فَمَنِ ابْتَغَى وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ فَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْعَادُونَ (سورۃ المؤمنون، آیۃ5/6)۔
وفی احکام القرآن للجصاص: (الا علی ازواجھم او ماملکت ایمانھم) استثناء من الجملۃ المذکورۃ لحفظ الفروج واخبار عن اباحۃ وطء الزوجۃ وملک الیمین فاقتضت الآیۃ حظر ماعدا ھذین الصنفین فی الزوجات وملک الایمان ودل بذالک علی اباحۃ وطء الزوجات وملک الیمین لعموم اللفظ فیھن الخ (سورۃ المؤمنین)