سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 222
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَٱعْتَزِلُوا۟ ٱلنِّسَآءَ فِى ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ ۖ فَإِذَا تَطَهَّرْنَ فَأْتُوهُنَّ مِنْ حَيْثُ أَمَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ وَيُحِبُّ ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ ﴿222﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They ask you concerning menstruation. Say: that is an Adha (a harmful thing for a husband to have a sexual intercourse with his wife while she is having her menses), therefore keep away from women during menses and go not unto them till they are purified (from menses and have taken a bath). And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allâh has ordained for you (go in unto them in any manner as long as it is in their vagina). Truly, Allâh loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning and washing thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ
wayasalūnaka
And they ask you
عَنِ
ʿani
about
ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ
l-maḥīḍi
[the] menstruation
قُلْ
qul
Say
هُوَ
huwa
It
أَذًۭى
adhan
(is) a hurt
فَٱعْتَزِلُوا۟
fa-iʿ'tazilū
so keep away (from)
ٱلنِّسَآءَ
l-nisāa
[the] women
فِى
fī
during
ٱلْمَحِيضِ ۖ
l-maḥīḍi
(their) [the] menstruation
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ
taqrabūhunna
approach them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يَطْهُرْنَ ۖ
yaṭhur'na
they are cleansed
فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
Then when
تَطَهَّرْنَ
taṭahharna
they are purified
فَأْتُوهُنَّ
fatūhunna
then come to them
مِنْ
min
from
حَيْثُ
ḥaythu
where
أَمَرَكُمُ
amarakumu
has ordered you
ٱللَّهُ ۚ
l-lahu
Allah
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
loves
ٱلتَّوَّٰبِينَ
l-tawābīna
those who turn in repentance
وَيُحِبُّ
wayuḥibbu
and loves
ٱلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ
l-mutaṭahirīna
those who purify themselves
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
222. 1. After reaching puberty, the blood that comes to every woman during her monthly cycle is called menstruation (hayd), and sometimes, due to illness, blood comes contrary to the usual pattern, which is called istihada, whose ruling is different from menstruation. During the days of menstruation, women are exempt from prayer and are prohibited from fasting; however, making up the missed fasts later is necessary. For men, only intercourse is prohibited, but kissing and embracing are permissible. Similarly, during these days, a woman can cook and perform other tasks.
222. 2. From where permission is granted, meaning from the private part, because even during menstruation, intercourse from this place was prohibited, and now after purification, the permission being given refers to (farj, private part), not any other part. From this, it is deduced that the use of a woman's anus is forbidden, as is further clarified in the ahadith.
222. 2. From where permission is granted, meaning from the private part, because even during menstruation, intercourse from this place was prohibited, and now after purification, the permission being given refers to (farj, private part), not any other part. From this, it is deduced that the use of a woman's anus is forbidden, as is further clarified in the ahadith.
