After a Nikah if the couple decides not to live together until a later time (Ruksaat) what are there marriage rights? Can they still get intimately involved?

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It is permissible for the husband and wife to be intimate immediately after Nikah even though formal Rukhsati did not take place.

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

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