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Sunan Ibn Majah 650 — Charity After Intercourse During Menses
One who has intercourse with his wife when she is menstruating
Intercourse During Menses: Half a Dinar in Charity
Sunan Ibn Majah : 650
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 650
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْجَرَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا وَقَعَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ أَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِنِصْفِ دِينَارٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
If a man had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating, the Prophet commanded him to give half a Dinar in charity.
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 650In-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 384English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 650
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 650
This hadith about intercourse during menses reports a specific instruction. Ibn Abbas said that if a man had intercourse with his wife while she was menstruating, the Prophet commanded him to give half a dinar in charity. The narration is focused on one situation only: intercourse with a wife during her period. It does not list other forms of closeness, and it does not discuss all details of repentance or charity. The simple message is that this act was treated seriously and was followed by a charitable payment in the wording of the report. This fits searches about menses intercourse hadith and half dinar charity.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration treats intercourse during menstruation as a serious matter.
- The stated instruction is to give half a dinar in charity.
- The report is limited to the case of intercourse during menses.
- The wording should not be expanded into unrelated situations.
