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Aswa, i want know that after intercourse with my wife.when should we have to take bath before another intercouser or i can perform another intercouse after half an hour.without take bath.

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Answer:

Ghusl wudu between sex

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Although it is highly recommended that one purify oneself immediately after sexual intercourse, there is evidence and allowance in the Sunnah if one wishes to sleep, eat, or drink or do other chores before purifying oneself, one must at least do the ‘wudu’ or ablution.

If one does not perform the ghusl immediately after sex for any reason, it would be better and purer to perform the wudu (ablution) and go about ones chores or duties, and perform the ghusl later when one intends to pray or recite the Quran.

Sahih Muslim Hadith 603 Narrated by Aisha

Abdullah ibn AbdulQays said, "I asked Aisha about the Witr (prayer) of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and made mention of a hadith, then I said: ‘What did he (saws) do after having sexual intercourse? Did he take a bath before going to sleep or did he sleep before taking a bath?’ She said: ‘He (saws) did all these. Sometimes he (saws) took a bath and then slept, and sometimes he (saws) performed ablution only and went to sleep.’ I (the narrator) said: ‘Praise be to Allah Who has made things easy (for the believers in the deen).’

Your Question: i want know that after intercourse with my wife.when should we have to take bath before another intercouser or i can perform another intercouse after half an hour.without take bath.

If one is in the state of major sexual impurity and wishes to do anything else other than offer their prayers or recite the Glorious Quran, one is not required or obligated to perform the ‘ghusl’ or full bath of purification…..but the performance of a ‘wudu’ or ablution would more than suffice. It is only if one intends to offer their prayers or recite the Glorious Quran that one would need to purify themselves from their state of major sexual impurity by performing a ‘ghusl’.

If one intends to repeat intercourse with one’s wife, one need not perform the ‘ghusl’ between the intercourses, but one should perform an ablution after each intercourse…..and perform the ‘ghusl’ when they intend to offer their prayers or recite the Quran.

Abu Saeed reported that the Prophet (saws) said, "If one has intercourse with his wife and wants to repeat the act, he should perform ablution." (Related by Muslim) Ibn Khuzaimah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim recorded the same hadith with the addition, "It makes the return more vivacious."

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Burhan