القريب
كلمة (قريب) في اللغة صفة مشبهة على وزن (فاعل) من القرب، وهو خلاف...
Enjoying the spouse
(اِسْتِمْتاعٌ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Mutual enjoyment between the spouses through sexual intercourse, foreplay, kissing, etc.
الشرح المختصر
"Istimtaa‘" (Enjoying the spouse) includes all types of enjoying, be it lawful or unlawful. But when this term is used by the jurisprudence scholars it is meant enjoying the spouse, which is effective in the entitlement of the marriage dower.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Istimtaa‘": seeking benefit and pleasure. Original meaning: benefiting, goodness for an extended period.