They knew then that Allah's Messenger was not angry with them | Allah prohibited having sexual intercourse with the wife during menstruation, indicating that sexual intercourse is allowed otherwise |
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But let me tell you what really happened | Give glad tidings to believers, O Muhammad |
And fear Allah, and know that you are to meet Him in the Hereafter , and give good tidings to the believers O Muhammad | English - Sahih International : Your wives are a place of sowing of seed for you so come to your place of cultivation however you wish and put forth [righteousness] for yourselves And fear Allah and know that you will meet Him And give good tidings to the believers• Allah, exalted is He, then revealed Your women area tilth for you to cultivate so go to your tilth as ye will |
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Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will, and send good deeds, or ask Allah to bestow upon you pious offspring for your own selves beforehand | as Allah has ordained for you |
So convey glad tidings to those who believe | The Reason behind revealing Allah's Statement: "Your Wives are a Tilth for You |
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' The Prophet exclaimed: 'And what is the reason of your peril? '' It is also reported in the Two Sahihs that Maymunah bint Al-Harith Al-Hilaliyah said, "Whenever the Prophet wanted to fondle any of his wives during the periods menses , he used to ask her to wear an Izar a sheet covering the lower-half of the body | so go to your tilth, when or how you will, meaning, wherever you wish from the front or from behind, as long as sex takes place in one valve the female sexual organ , as the authentic Hadiths have indicated |
This is why most of the scholars said that it is allowed to fondle the wife, except for having sexual intercourse when she is having her menses.
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