Purifying the Womb of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, how was the womb of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) purified?
Answer:
Yes, it is well known that when a Muslim man acquires a female slave, he must purify her by waiting for one menstrual cycle. He does not have intercourse with her if she is pregnant until she gives birth, and there is no barrier until she is purified by one menstrual cycle. The ruling is that she is purified by one menstrual cycle when a man buys a female slave, is given a female slave, or acquires her through inheritance or war spoils. Therefore, he does not enjoy her immediately; rather, he must leave her alone until one menstrual cycle passes, so that he knows her womb is free. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, how was the womb of Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) purified?
Answer:
Yes, it is well known that when a Muslim man acquires a female slave, he must purify her by waiting for one menstrual cycle. He does not have intercourse with her if she is pregnant until she gives birth, and there is no barrier until she is purified by one menstrual cycle. The ruling is that she is purified by one menstrual cycle when a man buys a female slave, is given a female slave, or acquires her through inheritance or war spoils. Therefore, he does not enjoy her immediately; rather, he must leave her alone until one menstrual cycle passes, so that he knows her womb is free. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة باب عشرة النساء — islamhouse.com (1:10:24)
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