Prayers & Duties >> Taharah (Purity)
Question ID: 29918Country: ZA
Answer ID: 29918
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 431/236/D=1432)
It is forbidden to have intercourse after birth until the blood discharge stops. However, it is not necessary to stay back for forty days. If the blood stops before this period though within one week, and intercourse is not injurious for the woman, then it shall be lawful to have intercourse after ghusl.
أقل النفاس ما يوجد ولو ساعة و عليه الفتوى وأكثره أربعون (هنديه) يمنع صلاة و صوماً وجماعاً أي يحرمه ، و حكمه أي النفاس كالحيض في كل شئ الخ . (درمختار مع الشامى: 1/492-496 كتاب الطهارة ط: زكريا ديوبند
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India