When can a man have sexual relations with his wife?
Question
When is it permissible to have sex in Islam with one's wife?
Answer
When she is out of her menses.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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