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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to have intercourse with a woman immediately after her menstrual bleeding stops?

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a man who has intercourse with his wife after her menstrual bleeding has stopped, but the signs of purity have not yet appeared?

Answer:
Intercourse after menstruation is not permissible except with two conditions. The first condition is that the blood stops completely. The second condition is taking a bath. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not approach them until they are pure. And when they have purified themselvesوَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ
[Al-Baqarah 2:222]
Look, "they purify themselves" means the blood stops. "So when they have purified themselves" means they have taken a bath. Thus, the permissibility of intercourse is conditioned on two things: the stopping of the blood and taking a bath. Therefore, it is not permissible for him to have intercourse with her before she takes a bath, even if the blood has stopped.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز جماع المرأة فور انقطاع دم الحيض؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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