other ways of touching and being close to one another. Anal sex with one's wife is also strictly prohibited. Islam has an open and playful approach to sex so long as it is within marriage, free of lewdness, fornication and adultery. Gender roles The Qur'an asserts that there are innate differences between women and men. Therefore, Islam places different rights over the husband and wife. Some similar rights which both the husband and wife owe to each other are: The right to enjoy each other. The right to inherit from each other. The right of confirmation of the lineage of their children. Some rights which the husband owes to his wife are: The dower (Mahr) Support Kind and proper treatment Marital relations Privacy Justice between multiple wives To be taught her religion Defense of her honor Some rights which the wife owes to her husband are: Being head of the household To be obeyed in all that is not disobedience to Allah Marital relations That she not allow anyone in the house of whom he disapproves That she not leave the house without his permission That she protect his property To be thanked for his efforts That she can only undertake a voluntary fast with his permission These are some of the rights which spouses owe one another. See also Beena a form of marriage used in pre-Islamic Arabia Islamic views on slavery Marriage and wedding customs in Islam The Sermon for Necessities Women in Islam References Further reading External links Marriage in Islamic Law E-Book: Marriage A Form of Ibada E-Book: Wedding Customs and Non-Islamic Traditions Rights of husband and wife, and issues with joint family system The Etiquettes of Muslim Marriage Islamic Philosophy of Marriage VIDEO: British Man and French Woman talk about Becoming Muslims and how they got married. VIDEO: A French Muslim Convert Talks about Hijab and Marriage crescentlife.com's "Fundamentals of a happy marriage", a Muslim view of marriage structured around "21 F's", words beginning in F such as Faith, Forgiving, Forget, Forbearance, and so on. Similar content exists in multiple other sources, credited to various authors or uncredited. Why Muslim Singles Cannot Get Married The Wali in Islam:1,2,3,4,5 Islam Marriages and Qur’an Teachings QuranicPath | Marriage of Believers Islamic jurisprudence