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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on having intercourse with a menstruating woman before she bathes

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Question:
Regarding the question from a moment ago about a man who had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating: the previous questioner had finished her menstruation, but she had not yet stood up,

Answer:
It is not permissible for her until she becomes pure. If she does, she owes a fidyah (ransom payment), because a menstruating woman does not stop until she becomes pure, until she bathes, and then she gives charity. This is because Allah said: “Then when they have purified themselves, come to them.” Yes. “Purified” here means the cessation of the blood; “purified” means we have bathed.
Source التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح البخاري، تابع كتاب الحيض (4) من باب: إذا رأت المستحاضة الطهر، إلى باب إذا لم يجد ماء ولا ترابًا من كتاب التيمم — islamhouse.com (16:07)

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