{"_id":"682756f94710f43a832de931","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is there an expiation for being intimate with my husband after my period ended but before I made ghusl?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"For a while, I mistakenly thought that the only requirement to resume relations with my husband after my period was that I had stopped menstruating. I didn't realize that I also had to do ghusl beforehand, although I did do so before salah. Is there any specific type of expiation I have to offer for the instances in which this situation occurred? I'm not sure how many times it happened.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"According to the Ḥanafī school, if your menstrual bleeding ends at the completion of your regular cycle or after the maximum of ten days, it is permissible to resume marital relations even before performing ghusl. This is because the cessation of bleeding—rather than ghusl—is the condition for permissibility. Still, it is recommended to wait until after ghusl out of respect for the obligation of purity.\\n\\nThe other three schools, however, hold that ghusl is a requirement before sexual relations may resume, based on verse \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/en/2/222\"},\"insert\":\"2:222\"},{\"insert\":\".\\n\\nSince you were unaware, and your actions are supported by the Ḥanafī school, there is no sin upon you. That said, it is better to follow the majority opinion in future cases as a precaution.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c23276e","tag":"Women: Menstruation and Bleeding","count":63},{"_id":"668d9fdf0b76658b4c232795","tag":"Tahara: Ghusl","count":40}],"createdOn":"2025-05-16T15:17:13.863Z"}