. i would like to know if it is necessary to by ghusul if i have to share the bed with my husband.
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Asalamu alaikum wa barkatullahi wa barakatu,
I`m a reverted muslim. i would like to know if it is necessary to by ghusul if
i have to share the
bed with my husband.
Also, if i can share the bed with my husband
on the 5th and the 6th days of my mensuration ( as there will be no bleeding
for me on these days) when i`m not in ghusul.
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Answer:
Ghusl intercourse
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guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide
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Your Statement: I`m a reverted muslim
Amr ibn
al-'As says: "When Allah guided me to Islam, I went to the Prophet (saws)
and said to him: 'O Prophet of Allah (saws)! Stretch out your hand so that I
may pledge my allegiance to you.' The
Prophet (saws) stretched out his hand to me, but I withdrew my hand. The Prophet (saws) asked: 'O 'Amr! What is
the matter with you?' I said: 'I would
like to stipulate a condition!' The Prophet (saws) asked: 'What is it?' I said: 'That all my past sins be forgiven!' The Prophet (saws) said: 'O 'Amr! Do
you not know that the acceptance of Islam wipes off all past sins, and
Hijrah (leaving one’s home and hearth for Allah's Cause) wipes off all sins,
and (similarly) Hajj wipes off all past sins!"'
Related by
Muslim.
Allah-o-Akbar! Allah-o-Akbar! Allah-o-Akbar! Allah is indeed The Greatest! Heartfelt congratulations and welcome to the
fold of Islam our beloved sister, and glad tidings be upon you that at your
acceptance of this Truth of Islam, your Lord Most Gracious, Most Merciful has
wiped out each and every one of your past sins!
How fortunate is the one who accepts and reverts to the Truth of
Al-Islam! How fortunate is the one whose
every sin is forgiven by their Lord Most Gracious for their this acceptance! May the Lord Most Merciful bless your
reversion and guide you to become amongst the best worshippers of your
generation. Aameen.
Your Question: i would like to know if it is necessary to
by ghusul if i have to share the bed with my husband.
Beloved sister in Islam,
the term ‘ghusl’ in Islamic Jurisprudence means to take a full bath or shower
with the intention to purify oneself from major impurities like sexual
intercourse, menstruation, etc.
Allah Says in
the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah Baqarah verse 222: They ask thee (O Prophet (saws)) concerning women's courses. Say: ‘They are a hurt and a pollution; so
keep away from (sexual intercourse with) women in their courses and do not
approach them (for intercourse) until they are clean. But when they have purified themselves ye may
approach them in any manner time or place ordained for you by Allah. For Allah loves those who turn to Him
constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean.
If after her
menstruation is elapsed and a woman has already purified herself with a full
bath or ‘ghusl’, she need not perform a ‘ghusl’ again or every time before
sexual intercourse with her husband.
Your Question: Also, if i can share the bed with my
husband on the 5th and the 6th days of my mensuration ( as there will be no
bleeding for me on these days) when i`m not in ghusul.
If the menstruation period of a woman is over and her bleeding has stopped on
the 5th or 6th day of her periods, there is absolutely no
harm if she first purifies herself with a ‘ghusl’ or full bath and then enjoys
full sexual relations with her husband. But
if the menstruation period is not over, and the woman has not purified herself
with a ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification, it would not be lawful in Islam
for the husband to approach her for full sexual intercourse.
A ‘ghusl’ or full bath
with the intention to purify oneself from a major impurity like menstruation is
an absolutely obligatory condition for a believing woman before she engages in
intercourse with her husband, or offers her prayers, or observes her fasts, or
touches the Quran, or visits a mosque, etc.
If the believing woman
is experiencing her period of menses there is absolutely no harm and no sin if
the husband and wife wish to enjoy each other’s physical company (playing, touching,
fondling, etc.), for it is absolutely permissible for them to do
everything except actual sexual intercourse.
The guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws) on this subject is that
the woman in menses must cover her lower private parts, and the husband and
wife may enjoy everything except actual intercourse.
The
Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "Do everything (during the woman’s
menstruation) except intercourse." (Related by Muslim, Tirmidhi,
Abu Dawood)
Actual sexual intercourse
would only be permissible after the woman has finished her period of
menstruation and she has purified herself from the major impurity by having a
‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,