I heard that according to hijre calender, 15th of every month it is not permissible for one to have intercourse with his wife.
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Salam alay kum
I heard that according to hijre calender, 15th of every month it is not
permissible for one to have intercourse with his wife. second thing, i heard
that if some one is sending his family to vacation for 2 months or going on
journey then he should not have intercourse with his wife on the same day or a
night before and also during the time of Azaan. may Allah reward you for
answering these questions.
Jazakallah Khair
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Answer:
When prohibited sex
with wife
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 187:
187 Permitted to you on the night of the fasts is the approach to your
wives (for intercourse). They are your garments. And ye are their garments. Allah Knows what ye used to do secretly among
yourselves; but He turned to you and forgave you; so now associate with them
and seek what Allah hath ordained for you; and eat and drink until the white
thread of dawn appear to you distinct from its black thread; then complete your
fast till the night appears; but do not associate with your wives (for
intercourse) while ye are in retreat in the mosques. Those are limits (set by) Allah; approach not
nigh thereto. Thus doth Allah make clear
His signs to men that they may learn self-restraint.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 222:
222 They ask thee concerning women's courses (menstruation). Say: They are a hurt and a pollution; so
keep away from 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.
The only times it is prohibited in Islam for one to enjoy
conjugal relations with their wives in the sacred bond of marriage in Islam
are:
- During
the wife’s periods of menstruation (both normal and post-child birth).
- During
the fasting hours of Ramadan.
- When
one is engaged in the worship of ‘itikaaf’ (seclusion) during Ramadan.
- When
one is in the state of ‘ehraam’ and pilgrimage of Umrah and Hajj until
after its completion.
Other than the above four listed restrictions, it is
absolutely lawful for the husband and the wife bonded in the sacred institution
of marriage to enjoy conjugal relations with each other any time they may
desire and please.
Allah is our witness brother, there is absolutely nothing
in the Glorious Quran or the authentic and established Sunnah of the Messenger
of Allah (saws) which prohibits or even discourages conjugal relations between
a husband and wife in Islam during the 15th (or any other date) of
every month, or at the beginning or end of one’s travels, or during the time of
‘adhaan’, etc. Other than the above four
listed prohibitions, one is at absolute liberty to enjoy conjugal relations
with their wife any time and any place their hearts desire.
If one declares that it is unlawful for a married couple
to enjoy conjugal relations with each other at any other time than the four
listed above, they should be asked to prove their claim from the Quran and the
Sunnah; for it is the exclusive right of Allah and His Messenger (saws) Alone
to declare what is lawful and what is unlawful.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 16 Surah
Nahl verse 116:
116 But say not for any false thing that your tongues may put forth
"This is lawful and this is forbidden" so as to ascribe false
things to Allah. For those who
ascribe false things to Allah will never prosper.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 10 Surah
Yunus verse 17:
Who can be a greater sinner than the one
who himself forges a lie and ascribes it to Allah, or falsifies His real
Revelations? Indeed, the criminals can
never attain true success.
Just as it is an absolute abomination and a grave sin in
the Sight of Allah to make lawful something which Allah and His Messenger
(saws) have declared ‘haraam’ (flesh of swine, gambling, intoxicants,
‘fahisha’, etc.), it is equally an abomination and a grave sin in the Sight of
Allah Subhanah to declare something ‘haraam’ when Allah and His Messenger
(saws) have not declared it as unlawful!!!
Beloved brother, we assure you in the Blessed Name of
Allah Subhanah, that other than the four restrictions listed above, it is
absolutely lawful for a husband and a wife bonded in the sacred institution of
marriage to enjoy conjugal relations with each other whenever they will and
please.
If one trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and
commands of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of never ever being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any
other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can be
assured of being led astray.
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 and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister