With anal sex being reported in marriages in Lamu as an alternative to vaginal sex during menstruation, a sheikh, a pastor and sex therapists weigh in on the topic. The consensus is that it is an anathema to spiritual beliefs, though one denomination makes some allowance for it. ISLAM'S TAKESheikh and Muslim scholar Abdalla Ware of Witu in Lamu West explains why the Shiite and Sunni hold varied reservations on why anal sex should not happen at all. Ware says according to Sunni Islam, anal intercourse is haram, even if the husband and wife mutually agree on it, because mutual agreement does not allow something that has been made haram in Sunni hadith. Say, 'It is a harmful thing, so keep away from women during menstruation, and go not in unto them until they are clean.

Source: The Star February 24, 2021 00:56 UTC