It is not obligatory for the man to have intercourse with his wife on the wedding night. They may delay that until the time that they choose.

A husband cannot have intercourse with his wife in the vagina when she is menstruating or in nifas. But he can be intimate by kissing, embracing, touching etc., parts that are above the navel and below the knee. Scholars differed on being intimate with regard to the area between the navel and the knee, apart from the front or back passage.