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Is sexual intercourse permissible at night during Ramadan?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Intercourse with one's wife during Ramadan is permissible from sunset (Maghrib) until dawn (Fajr). Allah Almighty says: "It has been made lawful for you the night preceding the fast to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have sexual relations with them and seek that which Allah has ordained for you, and eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset. And do not have sexual relations with them while you are in i‘tikāf in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah, so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His verses to the people that they may become righteous."

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