The worthiest stipulations to be fulfilled are those which make sexual intercourse lawful for you
عن عقبة بن عامر رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أَحَقُّ الشُّرُوطِ أَنْ تُوفُوا بِهِ مَا اسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ بِهِ الْفُرُوجَ».
‘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."
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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.
Benefits
- 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.
- Fulfillment of marriage conditions are more emphatic than others, for they are stipulated in return for making sexual intercourse lawful.
- Marriage occupies a great status in Islam, as he (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stressed the fulfillment of its stipulations.
Reference
صحيح البخاري (3/ 190) (2721). صحيح مسلم (2/ 1035) (1418). الإلمام بشرح عمدة الأحكام، لإسماعيل الأنصاري (2/ 63). تيسير العلام شرح عمدة الأحكام، لعبد الله البسام (ص573).