Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt
Question:
When is it prohibited for a husband and wife to have sexual intercourse?
Answer:
In the Name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Compassionate
Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question.
A husband and wife are permitted to enjoy marital intercourse with mutual consent at any time. The only islamicaly prohibited occasions for intercourse are the following:
- When the wife is experiencing menses and or post-natal bleeding. (See: Qurʿān 2:222)
- When either partner is fasting during daylight hours. (See: Qurʿān 2:187)
- When either partner is in the state of iḥrām [for pilgrimage]. (See: Qurʿān 2:197)
And Allāh Knows Best