Benefits of the Hadith: (… then he said: Perhaps he wants to touch her. They said: Yes. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

The Shaykh : And in this is evidence of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) eagerness to preserve and regulate lineages. If someone asks: Until when must one refrain from having intercourse with a captive pregnant woman? We say: Until she gives birth. And does ownership depend on intercourse, or is ownership established by capture? Ownership is established by capture if she falls into his share, but intercourse is not permissible until she gives birth. Yes.