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The worthiest stipulations to be fulfilled are those which make sexual intercourse lawful for you

‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The worthiest stipulations to be fulfilled are those which make sexual intercourse lawful for you."
Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) points out that the most worthy stipulations to be fulfilled are those which make it lawful to enjoy a woman sexually. These are the permissible stipulations a woman asks for in the marriage contract.

Hadeeth benefits

  1. It is obligatory to fulfill the binding stipulations on one of the two spouses towards the other, except a stipulation that makes something lawful unlawful or something unlawful lawful.
  2. Fulfillment of marriage conditions are more emphatic than others, for they are stipulated in return for making sexual intercourse lawful.
  3. Marriage occupies a great status in Islam, as he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stressed the fulfillment of its stipulations.