What is the ruling on a man who has intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating, and she was willing, and he was willing as well. Is there any blame on him? What is required of him? And what is required of her?
Answer:
They must repent to Allah, for Allah has forbidden this. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:222] "Keep away from women during menstruation." This is a command from Allah: keep away from women during menstruation, meaning in the private parts. It is not permissible to have intercourse with her in her private parts. However, there is nothing wrong with taking pleasure from her in any way other than that. As for intercourse in the private parts while she is menstruating, this is forbidden; Allah has prohibited it: "Keep away from women during menstruation" [Al-Baqarah 2:222].
Intercourse with a menstruating woman is forbidden. If he and she intentionally do this, they both commit a sin, and each of them owes an expiation. The expiation is the weight of a mithqal of gold, or its value, or half a mithqal. He has the choice: if he wishes, he pays the amount of a mithqal or the value of a mithqal, and if he wishes, he pays half of that.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating, and she was willing, and he was willing as well. Is there any blame on him? What is required of him? And what is required of her?
Answer:
They must repent to Allah, for Allah has forbidden this. Allah the Exalted said:
And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm, so keep away from wives
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَAnd 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.
وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُIntercourse with a menstruating woman is forbidden. If he and she intentionally do this, they both commit a sin, and each of them owes an expiation. The expiation is the weight of a mithqal of gold, or its value, or half a mithqal. He has the choice: if he wishes, he pays the amount of a mithqal or the value of a mithqal, and if he wishes, he pays half of that.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من جامع زوجته وهي حائض؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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