A man: what he may do with his wife while she is menstruating

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When one of us was menstruating, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct her to wear a waist-wrapper (izar), and then he would be intimate with her over the waist-wrapper.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When one of us was menstruating, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would instruct her to wear a waist-wrapper (izar) during the flow of her menses, and then he would be intimate with her over the waist-wrapper. And which of you can control his desire to the extent that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had control over himself?

Something similar is narrated from the Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her).

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I was in bed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when my menses began. I started to move away, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stay where you are. It is enough for you to put a cloth over yourself."

Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: If there is a cloth over the private part of a menstruating woman, there is no harm in lying with her.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: During menstruation, what is above the waist-wrapper (izar) suffices for intimacy.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: During menstruation, what is above the waist-wrapper (izar) suffices for intimacy.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: During menstruation, what is above the waist-wrapper (izar) suffices for intimacy. Do not peek at what is beneath it.

Maymun bin Mihran said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) was asked: "What may a man enjoy of his wife while she is menstruating?" She said: "What is above the waist-wrapper (izar) is his."

Al-Sha'bi said: When a woman in menstruation puts a cloth over her private part, you may be intimate with her.

Al-Sha'bi said: If the menstruating woman keeps the impurity away from herself, you may do whatever you wish.

Amir (al-Sha'bi) said: If the menstruating woman's blood does not touch the man, he may be intimate with her.

Habib al-Jarmi said: I asked Abu Qilabah what a man may enjoy of a woman while she is menstruating. He said: The scholars say that he may make use of what is above the waist-wrapper (izar).

Ibrahim said: When a woman is menstruating, you may make use of what is above her waist-wrapper (izar).

Ikrimah said: When a woman is menstruating, you may make use of what is above her waist-wrapper (izar).

Abd al-Rahman bin Harmalah said: A man asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: "When my wife is menstruating, may I be intimate with her?" He said: "Place a cloth between yourself and her, and then you may be intimate with her."

Al-Hakam said: It is permissible for him to place his private organ on her private part as long as he does not penetrate.

Shaybah bin Hisham al-Rasibi said: I asked Salim about a man who lies with his wife while she is menstruating. He said: As for us, the family of Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), we keep away from them in that state.

Al-Hasan said: When a woman is menstruating, you may make use of what is above her waist-wrapper (izar).

Abidah said: When a woman is menstruating, you may make use of what is above her waist-wrapper (izar).

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), said: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would be intimate with his wives during menstruation, in this manner: the wife would have a waist-wrapper (izar) on her reaching half the thighs or the knees.

Al-Hasan said: There is no harm in sporting with a woman during menstruation on her belly or between her thighs.

Asim bin Amr al-Bajali said: Some people of Iraq came to meet Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Who are you?" They said: "We are Iraqis." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Have you come with permission?" They said: "Yes." Then they asked what a man may do with a woman during menstruation. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have asked me something that no one has asked me since I asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) about it. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'As for what a man may have of his wife while she is menstruating, he has what is above the waist-wrapper (izar).'"