her obligation would not be discharged by doing so. I used the example of a missed prayer because it is obligatory upon her, whereas the current prayer is not obligatory upon her.
Likewise, if she says, “I would like to fast along with the people, and I will take precautions to prevent the blood from coming out,” and then she fasts, her fast is invalid, based on the preceding hadith.
His statement, “Rather, both are forbidden,” means fasting and prayer. The reason for this is that everything which is invalid is forbidden.
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Every condition not found in the Book of Allah is invalid, even if there are a hundred conditions.” (1)
Intercourse with her in the vagina is forbidden; if he does so, he must offer an expiation of one dinar or half of one, while he may enjoy intimacy with her in ways other than that....
His statement, “Intercourse with her in the vagina is forbidden,” means that intercourse with a menstruating woman in her vagina is forbidden.
What is forbidden is that which has been prohibited in a manner requiring one to abstain from it. The ruling concerning it is that whoever refrains from it in compliance with Allah’s command is rewarded, while whoever commits it deserves punishment.
The evidence for the prohibition of intercourse with a menstruating woman in the vagina includes:
- Allah the Exalted says:
“They ask you about menstruation. Say, ‘It is harm, so keep away from women during menstruation, and do not approach them until they have become pure.’” [al-Baqarah 2:222]
Menstruation refers both to the place and time of menstruation—that is, its time and its place, which is the vagina. Thus, as long as she is menstruating, intercourse with her in the vagina is forbidden.
- When this verse was revealed, the Prophet ﷺ said: “Do everything except