Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Khalwat-e-Saheeha

· 2 Jumada I 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

After the Nikaah has been conducted, if the husband and wife sit alone for 7 minutes in the bridal room of the banquet hall, the door was closed but not locked, will it constitute as proper seclusion (Khalwat-e-Saheeha)?

Answer

Yes, if the room door is closed, both spouses are in seclusion, and there is no obstruction (physical or from the side of Shariah) preventing them from intimacy then their seclusion will be considered as Khalwat-e-Saheehah.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حَدُّ الْخَلْوَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ هُنَاكَ مَانِعٌ يَمْنَعُهُ مِنْ وَطْئِهَا طَبْعًا وَلَا شَرْعًا، حَتَّى إذَا كَانَ أَحَدُهُمَا مَرِيضًا مَرَضًا يَمْنَعُ الْجِمَاعَ أَوْ صَائِمًا فِي رَمَضَانَ أَوْ مُحْرِمًا أَوْ كَانَتْ هِيَ حَائِضًا لَا تَصِحُّ الْخَلْوَةُ لِقِيَامِ الْمَانِعِ طَبْعًا أَوْ شَرْعًا، وَفِي صَوْمِ الْقَضَاءِ رِوَايَتَانِ فِي أَصَحِّ الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ تَصِحُّ الْخَلْوَةُ؛ لِأَنَّ الَّذِي يَجِبُ بِالْفِطْرِ قَضَاءُ يَوْمٍ وَهُوَ يَسِيرٌ كَمَا فِي صَوْمِ النَّفْلِ. (المبسوط للسرخسي ص150 ج5)

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Mufti Mohammed Desai
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