What is the wisdom behind the full ritual bath after intercourse, even if no emission occurs?
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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh saysThe questioner : What is the wisdom behind the full ritual bath after intercourse, even if no emission occurs?
The Shaykh : The wisdom behind the full ritual bath after intercourse, even if no emission occurs, is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 430 Is this wisdom correct? The evidence is the wisdom, my brothers, and Allah revealed to you the Book and what else? And wisdom. Therefore, when Mishkat al-Masabih 2032 and the correct, established evidence, yes, wisdom. Every correct, established piece of evidence is the most precise judgment for the believer: [Al-Ahzab 33:36] As for when we are asked what is the underlying cause? The underlying cause is that the body suffers fatigue even from this act, but the fatigue becomes stronger if there is an emission, as the strength is released and the body needs to be refreshed, and that is by water. As for when there is no emission, some degree of fatigue must occur, but it is less. Therefore, the Messenger said, "then he exerted himself with her," meaning he reached the point of exertion with her, so there must be hardship, especially for the woman. This is the operative cause, and Allah knows best. It may also be said that there is another cause, which is that an emission may occur without one being aware of it due to the intensity of his excitement from the intercourse.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Brother Muhammad ... says the time has ended. If we ask him what the wisdom or the cause is, he will say, "Review the answers to the competition questions," because the competition answers are, what Allah willed, excellent. But I am asking Brother ... that we extend the time to seven-thirty, because I was delayed, and whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it. And with this, we add a quarter of an hour.
The Shaykh : The wisdom behind the full ritual bath after intercourse, even if no emission occurs, is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
If one lies on his wife and compresses her, washing is necessary, even if he does not insert his penis.
إذا جلس بين شعبها الأربع ثم جهدها فقد وجب الغسل وإن لم ينزلwhen she asked ‘A'isha why one who has been menstruating must make up for her fast but not for her prayer, she replied, “That happened to us, and we were ordered to make up for the fast, but were not ordered to make up for the prayer.”
سئلت عائشة ما بال الحائض تقضي الصوم ولا تقضي الصلاة ؟ فقالت : كان يصيبنا ذلك فنؤمر بقضاء الصوم ولا نؤمر بقضاء الصلاةIt is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair
وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة إذا قضى الله ورسوله أمراً أن يكون الخيرة من أمرهمThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Brother Muhammad ... says the time has ended. If we ask him what the wisdom or the cause is, he will say, "Review the answers to the competition questions," because the competition answers are, what Allah willed, excellent. But I am asking Brother ... that we extend the time to seven-thirty, because I was delayed, and whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it. And with this, we add a quarter of an hour.