Ruling on the postpartum woman not leaving the house for forty days and the feast at the end of the period
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Ruling on the postpartum woman not leaving the house for forty days and the feast at the end of the period
In some regions, when a woman gives birth, she stays in her house and does not go out to visit relatives and neighbors, such as the neighbors, for forty days. When this period ends, she holds a feast and invites the women of the neighborhood. The one who does not hold a feast distributes meat and rice, or dates, or fruit to the people of the neighborhood. I ask for clarification on this?
As for staying in the house, this is not correct. There is no evidence for it from the Book, the Sunnah, or the sayings of the scholars. As for her seclusion from her husband, people have become accustomed to it out of fear that if she goes out during the days of postpartum bleeding, and her husband is longing for her, intercourse might occur between them, because not every husband can control himself for this duration, especially if he is young. However, if this custom were abandoned, it would be better.Meaning: During the days of fatigue and severe hardship, which are the initial days of childbirth, there is no harm in her staying with her relatives, because they are more compassionate toward her than others, and so that the husband does not dare to do something that would tire her. However, when the hardship is gone, she should go to her husband, because the husband has the right to enjoy her in any way he wishes, except for intercourse. So why should he be deprived of her?
As for the issue of the feast when the postpartum period ends, there is no harm in it. This is one of the permissible feasts.Because feasts are of three categories: ١-A category that is prohibited, such as the funeral feast: It is the feast of mourning, which is done by one whose relative has died; he holds a feast and invites people to it. This is either disliked or forbidden, and the latter is the correct view.
٢-And another category that is required by the Shari'ah, which is the feast for marriage: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: "Hold a feast, even if it is with a sheep". This is because the feast for marriage necessitates its display and announcement, and announcing the marriage is among the prescribed matters.
٣-And the third category is everything else, which is permissible: Such as the feast when a woman exits the postpartum period, the feast for circumcision, the feast for moving into a house for the first time, and the like.
In some regions, when a woman gives birth, she stays in her house and does not go out to visit relatives and neighbors, such as the neighbors, for forty days. When this period ends, she holds a feast and invites the women of the neighborhood. The one who does not hold a feast distributes meat and rice, or dates, or fruit to the people of the neighborhood. I ask for clarification on this?
As for staying in the house, this is not correct. There is no evidence for it from the Book, the Sunnah, or the sayings of the scholars. As for her seclusion from her husband, people have become accustomed to it out of fear that if she goes out during the days of postpartum bleeding, and her husband is longing for her, intercourse might occur between them, because not every husband can control himself for this duration, especially if he is young. However, if this custom were abandoned, it would be better.Meaning: During the days of fatigue and severe hardship, which are the initial days of childbirth, there is no harm in her staying with her relatives, because they are more compassionate toward her than others, and so that the husband does not dare to do something that would tire her. However, when the hardship is gone, she should go to her husband, because the husband has the right to enjoy her in any way he wishes, except for intercourse. So why should he be deprived of her?
As for the issue of the feast when the postpartum period ends, there is no harm in it. This is one of the permissible feasts.Because feasts are of three categories: ١-A category that is prohibited, such as the funeral feast: It is the feast of mourning, which is done by one whose relative has died; he holds a feast and invites people to it. This is either disliked or forbidden, and the latter is the correct view.
٢-And another category that is required by the Shari'ah, which is the feast for marriage: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf: "Hold a feast, even if it is with a sheep". This is because the feast for marriage necessitates its display and announcement, and announcing the marriage is among the prescribed matters.
٣-And the third category is everything else, which is permissible: Such as the feast when a woman exits the postpartum period, the feast for circumcision, the feast for moving into a house for the first time, and the like.