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IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 154: PERBEZAAN HUKUM TENTANG BERMESRAAN ANTARA SUAMI ISTERI KETIKA SIANG BULAN RAMADHAN
What is the ruling on intimacy between spouses during Ramadan daytime that leads to the husband emitting semen, and is expiation required?
Short answer
Sexual intercourse during the day in Ramadan is forbidden and a major sin.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Fasting
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Sexual intercourse during the day in Ramadan is forbidden and a major sin. Both the man and the woman who break the fast this way must observe imsak and make up the fast after Ramadan, while the major expiation falls on the man in strict order: freeing a believing female slave, and if unable, fasting two consecutive months, and if still unable, feeding 60 poor people. If the husband deliberately causes emission, including asking his wife to do so, his fast is invalid and he sins, and the wife also sins for assisting in wrongdoing.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Melakukan persetubuhan semasa berpuasa dalam bulan Ramadhan adalah haram dan berdosa besar hukumnya.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM KHAS RAMADHAN SIRI KE- 154: PERBEZAAN HUKUM TENTANG BERMESRAAN ANTARA SUAMI ISTERI KETIKA SIANG BULAN RAMADHAN”, 21 August 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/3640-irsyad-al-fatwa-khas-ramadhan-siri-ke-154-perbezaan-hukum-tentang-bermesraan-antara-suami-isteri-ketika-siang-bulan-ramadhan. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-intimacy-spouses-ramadan-daytime/