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Added a section on the period being an illness meaning no sexual intercourse is allowed - and Muhammads way of dealing with this.
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===Menstruation as an illness=== | ===Menstruation as an illness=== | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|222}}| They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them till they are cleansed. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|222}}| They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such times and go not in unto them till they are cleansed. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness.}}Whilst this meant that sex was prohibited with women on their periods,<ref>See classical commenteries on ''[https://quranx.com/tafsirs/2.222 Verse 2:222]''</ref> if Muhammad wanted to fondle his wives during this, he would according to sahih hadith narrated by Aisha,<ref>{{Bukhari|1|6|299}} ''Narrated `Abdur-Rahman bin Al-Aswad:'' | ||
''(on the authority of his father) `Aisha said: "Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) wanted to fondle anyone of us during her periods (menses), he used to order her to put on an Izar and start fondling her." `Aisha added, "None of you could control his sexual desires as the Prophet (ﷺ) could."''</ref> put on an Izaar (a fabric garment for the lower body) before doing so. | |||
===Barren Women=== | ===Barren Women=== | ||