By Salisu Sani-Idris
A marriage counsellor, Dr Aisha Adaviruku, has cautioned Muslim couples against anal intimacy as it is prohibited in Islam.
Adaviruku, made the call at the Ramadan Weekly lecture titled, ” Preparing Our Children for Marriage: Islamic Approaches, organised by the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, on Saturday in Abuja.
Adaviruku said that the Islamic legal system teaches Muslims everything about life, including how couples should have intimacy and train their children.
She said “another regular challenge that comes to my counseling class is based upon intimacy.”
She noted that parents hold a very huge space in ensuring that their children understand the true essence of marriage.
She, therefore, implored parents to enroll their children in premarital counseling especially those who are due for marriage.
” As parents we are good role models for what an Islamic marriage should look like. The first thing that we should remind our children about marriage is believe in God.”
She also cautioned Muslim couples against going outside the fold of Islam in search of solutions to their marital problems or challenges.
Adaviruku emphasised that marriage in Islam is an act of worship, saying “we do married only to seek for thr pleasure of Allah.”
She particularly advised married women to be grateful to their spouses whenever they discharge their responsibilities to them.
Earlier, Sheikh Shuaib Agbarere said ” if we don’t get married right, we can’t get our nation right.”
Agbarere, who is a legal practitioner by profession also warned against premarital sexual intercourse.
” Let us tell our young daughters that a man should not say because I have known your father and mother we are in marriage already we can do anything.
” No, you cannot do anything until when the wedding is pronounced,” he said. (NAN)
