In the weird and wonderful world of Muslim Twitter, in May of 2018 DJ Khaled talk about oral sex on the radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’. He stated that he doesn’t perform oral sex on his wife but expects it because he is a King and the rules are different for men and women. Many took his comment in light of him being Muslim and thus sharing the Islamic point of view. Whilst Twitter may not be the platform to discuss fiqh, Imams like Suhaib Webb who is known to answer matters of fiqh via Snap chat came to respond to questions that subsequently arose, from whether oral sex is permitted and outlining that a Muslim woman can divorce on the grounds of sexual dissatisfaction.

Suhaib Webb responded to this particular tweet:

Khaled HAS to say this. He is MUSLIM. Because of his stature, he cannot publicly announce he actually gives head.

In his world, the mouth and tongue are used for recitation of the Qur'an and for the remembrance of Allah. That is the Islamic way.

He's moufing for sure.

— 𝙆𝙚𝙫 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 😏 (@keevytaughtme) May 4, 2018

Except this is not based on any sound Islamic doctrine/tradition. Oral sex isn't prohibited in Islam and a wife can divorce her husband if he doesn't sexually satisfy her. Don't spread misinformation about our religion please.

— fatima (@halalwine_) May 6, 2018

Scholar Suhaibb Webb going as far to say that oral sex is commendable.

But oral in Islam is a commendable act, even viewed as virtuous because it brings an increase in romance and pleases either spouse. With respect to you, sir, you are misinformed. https://t.co/mEBp0lgly7

— Suhaib Webb (@ImamSuhaibWebb) May 6, 2018

Some debated whether the topic was appropriate to discuss via Twitter and many raised the point that sex education for Muslims whatever the medium is important.

On the contrary, we should be discussing it more. Research has shown discussing what a healthy sex life entails while kids and teens are younger decreases their risk of having unhealthy relationships and actually delays the time they start having sex.

— Noortheninjabi, RN, CCRN (@ummeowyn) May 7, 2018

We fail our women when we don’t prepare them. And we fail our men when we don’t teach them what women actually want. They instead look at porn to guide them and that’s hugely problematic on all fronts.

— Noortheninjabi, RN, CCRN (@ummeowyn) May 7, 2018

Reactions

furious at AND indebted to DJ Khaled for chain-reacting this tweet into existence pic.twitter.com/Zba9p8Lsx8

— Nadia Mohd Rasidi (@nrasidi) May 7, 2018

DJ Khaled is an example of the relationship with sex that too many men have: Sex is something I do to someone, or something done to me, versus something I do WITH someone.

— jeff perera (@jeffperera) May 7, 2018