The Expiation for Intercourse with a Menstruating Woman and the Ruling on Intimacy with Her Other Than in the Vagina

Question:
The questioner asks, may Allah protect you: What is the ruling regarding intercourse during menstruation? As mentioned in the hadith , meaning a mithqal of gold, a mithqal of gold, or half a mithqal of gold, or the equivalent value in currency. Yes. And it was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from the hadith of A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) as reported. She said: So I ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to clarify this.

Answer:
This was previously explained in the commentary on the hadith regarding puberty. We stated that what is forbidden regarding a menstruating woman is intercourse in the vagina. Allah the Exalted says: , meaning the exit of the menses, which is the vagina. As for intimacy other than in the vagina, there is no prohibition against it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this with his wives, except that he would order her to abstain from what is between the navel and the knee. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would have intimacy with his wife and avoid that area. This is contrary to the Jews, who are strict in the matter of the menstruating woman; they do not approach her at all, do not eat what she has touched, do not wear what she has washed, and do not use what she has touched, out of excessive strictness, and may Allah protect us from that. Islam is a religion of justice, so it takes a middle path. It does not permit intercourse and being covered by the blanket [with her], nor does it become strict and prevent intimacy with the menstruating woman, sitting with her, and conversing with her, as the Jews do by completely avoiding her. Islam has made things easy, and praise be to Allah. Yes.