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عن عقبة بن عامر رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:
«أَحَقُّ الشُّرُوطِ أَنْ تُوفُوا بِهِ مَا اسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ بِهِ الْفُرُوجَ».

[صحيح] - [متفق عليه] - [صحيح البخاري: 2721]
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‘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."

[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by Bukhari & Muslim] - [Sahih Bukhari - 2721]

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.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  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.