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AL-KAFI #1943: BENARKAH ADA LARANGAN BERSETUBUH PADA AWAL, PERTENGAHAN DAN AKHIR SETIAP BULAN?
Is it true that marital intercourse is prohibited at the beginning, middle and end of every lunar month?
Short answer
Some Shafie scholars regarded intercourse on the first, middle and last nights of the lunar month as disliked, on the claim that Satan attends on those nights.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Some Shafie scholars regarded intercourse on the first, middle and last nights of the lunar month as disliked, on the claim that Satan attends on those nights. The fatwa considers this view weak because no evidence supports it, and notes that Ibn Hajar al-Haitami rejected it. The prayer recited before intercourse, as reported in the hadith, is said to prevent Satan from harming any offspring conceived.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, pandangan yang memakruhkan persetubuhan pada permulaan, pertengahan dan pengakhiran setiap bulan qamariah adalah lemah kerana tidak disokong oleh sebarang dalil.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1943: BENARKAH ADA LARANGAN BERSETUBUH PADA AWAL, PERTENGAHAN DAN AKHIR SETIAP BULAN?”, 10 July 2023. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5687-al-kafi-1943-benarkah-ada-larangan-bersetubuh-pada-awal-pertengahan-dan-akhir-setiap-bulan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/intercourse-beginning-middle-end-lunar-month/