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Is it permissible for a man to have sexual intercourse with his menstruating wife if she has not performed the circumambulation of Ifadah (Tawaf al-Ifadah)?

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If the fondling occurs after the second tahallul (release from pilgrim's consecration), there is no fidyah (expiatory offering), but sin is incurred. The second tahallul is achieved by performing the stoning of Jamarat Al-Aqabah, shaving or shortening the hair, and performing Tawaf Al-Ifadah (circumambulation of return) and Sa'y (ritual brisk walking between Safa and Marwah) (for the Mutamatti' and Qarin pilgrims, and the Mufrid if they did not perform Sa'y after Tawaf Al-Qudum). However, if the fondling occurred after the first tahallul (two out of three rituals), then fidyah is incumbent upon you, whether something was discharged or not, unless it was done with a barrier and her skin was not touched, in which case there is no fidyah unless discharge occurs. As for your wife, fidyah is incumbent upon her as long as she has not reached the second tahallul. It is similar to the fidyah for harm: fasting three days, or feeding six needy persons, or sacrificing a sheep in the Haram.

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