He replied:
Praise be to Allah. According to the sounder of the two opinions, a woman performing the ritual bath after major ritual impurity or menstruation is not required to wash inside the vagina. And Allah knows best.
He was asked:
“Two women were discussing this matter. One said, ‘A woman must insert her finger and wash the inside of the womb.’ The other said, ‘She is only required to wash the external genital area.’ Which of them is correct?”
He replied:
The correct view is that she is not required to do that, though it is permissible if she does.
He was asked: (*)
“A woman inserts a medicinal preparation during intercourse to prevent semen from entering the reproductive passages. Is this lawful and permissible or not? If that preparation remains inside her after intercourse and does not come out, may she pray and fast after performing the ritual bath?”
He replied:
Her fasting and prayer are valid, even if that medicinal preparation