A man who has intercourse with his wife and wants to repeat: what he is instructed to do

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you has intercourse with his wife at night and then wishes to do so again, let him perform ablution in between."

Salman bin Rabi'ah said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "O Salman! When you have intercourse with your wife and wish to do so again, what will you do?" I said: "What should I do?" He said: "Perform ablution in between."

Nafi' said: When Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had relations with his wife and then wished to do so again, he would wash his face and his arms.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When you wish to have intercourse a second time, perform ablution.

Hisham said: Al-Hasan saw no harm in a man having intercourse with his wife and then doing so a second time without performing ablution. Ibn Sirin said: "I do not see any harm in that." He said: "It is instructed only because it is more conducive to repeating it."

Ikrimah said: When he wishes to repeat intercourse, he should perform ablution.

Ibrahim said: He should perform ablution.

Ata said: When he wishes to have intercourse again, he should perform ablution.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When he wishes to have intercourse again, he should perform ablution.