Sexuality in Islam

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Zināʾ () or zinā ( or ) is an Islamic legal term referring to unlawful sexual intercourse. According to traditional jurisprudence, zina can include adultery, fornication, prostitution, sodomy, incest, and bestiality. Zina must be proved by testimony of four Muslim eyewitnesses to the actual act of penetration, confession repeated four times and not retracted later. The offenders must have acted of their own free will. Rapists could be prosecuted under different legal categories which used normal evidentiary rules. Accusing zina without presenting the required eyewitnesses is called qadhf (), w

laws of sexuality in Islam

arabic term for a slave-concubine that mothers a master's child

In Islamic legal terminology, bāligh (, adult) or mukallāf (, responsible) or muhallāq (, tendril, mentally matured) or murāhiq (, adolescent) or muhtalim (, pubescent) refers to someone who has reached maturity or puberty, and has full responsibility under Islamic law.

gender segregation in Islamic law

Classical Islamic law allowed men to have sexual intercourse with their female slaves.

Muslim perspectives on retaining concubines

sexual violation as interpreted in Islamic theological jurisprudence

Dayouth or dayyuth () is an Arabic-derived term for a person who is apathetic or permissive with regard to adulterous behaviour from a spouse. There are many variations in how dayouth is spelled, including dayyuth, dayuuth, dayoos, or dayooth. Related terms in English may include cuckold or wittold.