his "Sahih" (6). This is an interpretation of what Allah the Almighty intends, and opposing the Jews is not fulfilled by interpreting it as referring to menstruation, because that would be in agreement with them. From the Sunnah is his saying, peace be upon him: "Do everything except nikah (intercourse)." It was also narrated from him, peace be upon him, that he said: "Avoid the place of blood from her" (7). Furthermore, because he prohibited intercourse on account of the injury, its location was specified (8), like the anus. What they narrated from 'Aisha is evidence for the permissibility of what is above the izar, not for the prohibition of other things. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) might abandon some permissible acts out of aversion, such as his abandonment of eating lizard and rabbit. 'Ikrimah narrated from some of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) desired something from his menstruating wife, he would place a cloth over her vagina (9). Furthermore, what we have mentioned is explicit (mantuq), which takes precedence over implicit understanding (mafhum).
Section: If one has intercourse with a menstruating woman in the vagina, he has sinned and must seek forgiveness from Allah the Almighty. There are two narrations regarding expiation (kaffarah): The first is that expiation is obligatory upon him, due to what Abu Dawood and al-Nasa'i narrated with their chains of narration from Ibn 'Abbas, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said regarding one who approaches his wife while she is menstruating: "He should give a dinar or half a dinar in charity" (10). The second is that there is no expiation upon him, and this is the view of Malik and Abu Hanifa,
(6) In: Chapter on the permissibility of a menstruating woman washing her husband's head, etc., from the Book of Menstruation. Sahih Muslim 1/246. It was also recorded by Abu Dawood, in: Chapter on eating with and having intercourse with a menstruating woman, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on approaching and having intimate contact with a menstruating woman, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/59, 499. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding eating with a menstruating woman and [the ruling on] her leftovers, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/211. (7) Recorded by al-Darimi, in: Chapter on intimate contact with a menstruating woman, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/243. (8) In manuscript M: "her place". (9) Recorded by Abu Dawood, in: Chapter on the man having intimate contact with his wife [in ways] other than sexual intercourse, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/61. (10) Recorded by Abu Dawood, in: Chapter on approaching a menstruating woman, from the Book of Purification, and in: Chapter on the expiation of one who approaches a menstruating woman, from the Book of Marriage. Sunan Abi Dawood 1/60, 500. And al-Nasa'i, in: Chapter on what is incumbent upon one who approaches his spouse during her menstruation while knowing of Allah the Almighty's prohibition of having intercourse with her, from the books of Purification and Menstruation. al-Mujtaba 1/125, 154. It was also recorded by al-Tirmidhi, in: Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the expiation for approaching a menstruating woman, from the chapters on Purification. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/218. And Ibn Majah, in: Chapter on the expiation of one who approaches a menstruating woman, and Chapter on one who has intercourse with his wife while she is menstruating, from the Book of Purification. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/210, 213. And al-Darimi, in: Chapter on one who says there is an expiation upon him, from the Book of Purification. Sunan al-Darimi 1/254. And Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 1/245.
