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The Meaning of the Exception for One Afflicted with Lust in the Prohibition of Intercourse with a Menstruating Woman

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Question:
What is the meaning of the statement by some scholars that it is forbidden to have intercourse with her, meaning the menstruating woman, in the vagina, except for one who is afflicted with lust in his private parts, as stated in the marginal notes of al-Rawd al-Murdad?

Answer:
Yes, it exists. What is meant is shabq, which is an illness, the illness of desire. One cannot refrain from intercourse at all. This is a dire necessity. If he does not have intercourse with his wife, he fears that his testicles will rupture, meaning his testicles. This is an illness, may Allah protect us from it, that befalls a person. This is a dire necessity in the case of a husband, because if he refrains from intercourse, he commits a sin. This falls under the category of dire necessity. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says:
excepting that to which you are compelledإِلَّا مَا اضْطُرِرْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ
[Al-An'am 6:119]
. Yes.
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