The Ruling on Intercourse with One's Wife During Menstruation and Its Expiation
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Question:
The questioner says: We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to clarify the ruling on intercourse with one's wife during menstruation, and whether he owes an expiation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Intercourse with one's wife during menstruation is forbidden. Allah the Exalted said: "Keep away from women during menstruation...[Al-Baqarah 2:222]" Therefore, it is not permissible to have intercourse with a menstruating woman in the private parts. Whoever does so has disobeyed Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and this is a major sin among the major sins. He must repent to Allah, and he must pay an expiation of one gold dinar or half a gold dinar. A dinar is equivalent to one mithqal, and half a dinar is half a mithqal. So he gives in charity the equivalent of one mithqal of gold, or the equivalent of half a mithqal as an expiation. Yes.
The questioner says: We ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to clarify the ruling on intercourse with one's wife during menstruation, and whether he owes an expiation? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Intercourse with one's wife during menstruation is forbidden. Allah the Exalted said: "Keep away from women during 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. Indeed, Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves."
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
Source
التحذير من الغلو في التكفير — islamhouse.com (1:13:19)
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