Narrated Abdullah ibn Saad al-Ansari: Abdullah asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: What is lawful for me to do with my wife when she is menstruating? He replied: What is above the waist-wrapper is lawful for you. The narrator also mentioned (the lawfulness of) eating with a woman in menstruation, and he transmitted the tradition in full.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
This hadith is not in contradiction to the noble verse:
﴿فَاعْتَزِلُواْ النِّسَاء فِي الْمَحِيضِ﴾ [ البقرة: 222] because in the verse, "keeping away" means refraining from intercourse.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 133
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Commentary:
The explanation of this issue has already been mentioned under Hadith: 643.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 651