Kissing & hugging your own wife while fasting

Is kissing & hugging your own wife while fasting prohibitted in Islam?

الجواب حامدا و مصلیا

Although kissing and hugging one’s wife while in the state of Fasting does not make any effect for Fasting yet, it is necessary to refrain doing so in fear of leading it to intercourse.

This Q&A was indexed from the official english fatwa portal of Jamia Binoria. It is an Islamic educational institute in Karachi, Pakistan.

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