Authored by: Shaykh Mubashir Ahmad Rabbani حفظ اللہ
Intercourse with a Pregnant Wife
Question: Can a man have intercourse with his pregnant wife, and what is the ruling according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Answer:
It is permissible for a man to have intercourse with his pregnant wife.
Allah Almighty says:
『 نساءكم حرث لكم 』
“Your wives are a place of cultivation for you.”
[Al-Baqarah: 223]
In another verse, it is stated:
“Muminun are those who guard their private parts, except from their wives and those whom their right hands possess.”
[Al-Mu’minun: 5-6]
In these verses, Allah Almighty has generally permitted intercourse with wives, with prohibition only where there is specific evidence. Thus, there is no prohibition against intercourse during pregnancy, and it is allowed for a man to do so.
However, intercourse during menstruation and through the back passage is prohibited. In a Hadith, there is a curse upon such an act because it is the place of filth and impurity. Similarly, there is a prohibition during the period of postpartum bleeding (nifas).
Intercourse with a Pregnant Wife
Question: Can a man have intercourse with his pregnant wife, and what is the ruling according to the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Answer:
It is permissible for a man to have intercourse with his pregnant wife.
Allah Almighty says:
『 نساءكم حرث لكم 』
“Your wives are a place of cultivation for you.”
[Al-Baqarah: 223]
In another verse, it is stated:
“Muminun are those who guard their private parts, except from their wives and those whom their right hands possess.”
[Al-Mu’minun: 5-6]
In these verses, Allah Almighty has generally permitted intercourse with wives, with prohibition only where there is specific evidence. Thus, there is no prohibition against intercourse during pregnancy, and it is allowed for a man to do so.
However, intercourse during menstruation and through the back passage is prohibited. In a Hadith, there is a curse upon such an act because it is the place of filth and impurity. Similarly, there is a prohibition during the period of postpartum bleeding (nifas).