The reason for the prohibition of intercourse with a menstruating woman
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a reason for the prohibition of a man having intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating?
The Shaykh:
Now.
The questioner:
Is there a reason for the prohibition of it?
The Shaykh:
The harm of the illness is that the wall is harmful, impure, and diseased; it contains a disease with pathogenic germs that a man can contract. So the illness is what Allah the Exalted said: "Say, it is…"[Al-Baqarah 2:222] Then He said, "So keep away from women." This sequence is based on it being harmful, and the command to keep away is to avoid the harm, which is the filth, the impurity, and the disease. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a reason for the prohibition of a man having intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating?
The Shaykh:
Now.
The questioner:
Is there a reason for the prohibition of it?
The Shaykh:
The harm of the illness is that the wall is harmful, impure, and diseased; it contains a disease with pathogenic germs that a man can contract. So the illness is what Allah the Exalted said: "Say, it is…"
And they ask you about menstruation. Say, "It is harm
وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 082 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / وليمة العرس / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:48)
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