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Islam has considered both sexual needs along with emotional needs. Since these needs could be fulfilled legally and ethically only in a family structure and a family is formed by combination of both man and woman, these needs must be recognized for both of them and a mechanism should be considered for providing it in Islamic jurisprudence. However some jurists believe that the woman is in accepting status and providing sexual services is her duty; but this research shows that sexual services is a mutual rights and duty for both wife and husband. Hence, wife's duty is to obey her husband but her husband duty is to fulfill his wife sexual needs in addition to provide spousal supports or alimony. So the order for intercourse incumbency in every four month for husband concerns about a situation that the wife hasn’t requested for intercourse in that period. Also, obeying incumbency for wife concerns about a situation that the wife tend to have intercourse. Therefore, making and having intercourse is a reciprocal duty and right which will not be legitimized except by the consent of the husband and wife.