He says in his first question: If a man has intercourse with his wife during the forty days of post-natal bleeding, and this is after thirty-five days have passed and after she has taken a full ritual bath to perform the prayer...
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The questioner : He says in his first question: If a man has intercourse with his wife during the forty days of post-natal bleeding, and this is after thirty-five days have passed and after she has taken a full ritual bath to perform the prayer, what is the ruling, and what is obligatory for him in this situation?
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible for a husband to have intercourse with his wife while she is in a state of post-natal bleeding. If she becomes pure during the forty days, it is obligatory for her to pray, and her prayer is valid, and it is permissible for her husband to have intercourse with her in this state. This is because Allah the Exalted says regarding menstruation:[Al-Baqarah 2:222] So, as long as the harm exists, which is the blood, intercourse is not permissible. If she becomes pure from it, intercourse becomes permissible. Just as it is obligatory for her to pray, and she is allowed to do everything that was prohibited or prevented for her during post-natal bleeding once she becomes pure during the forty days, so too is intercourse permissible for her husband. However, it is recommended that he should be patient until the forty days are completed. But if he has intercourse with her before that, there is no blame on him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible for a husband to have intercourse with his wife while she is in a state of post-natal bleeding. If she becomes pure during the forty days, it is obligatory for her to pray, and her prayer is valid, and it is permissible for her husband to have intercourse with her in this state. This is because Allah the Exalted says regarding menstruation:
And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives during menstruation. And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselves, then come to them from where Allah has ordained for you.
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ وَلا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّى يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.