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Is a husband entitled to have intercourse with his wife who has just lost her mother, taking into account her grief?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The husband should have been considerate of his wife's feelings and her affliction due to her mother's death, so he should not have asked her for something difficult for her, especially since death is a great calamity. If the wife abstains due to emotional distress, the husband should consider her condition, according to the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "There should be no harm or reciprocating harm." As for the wife, she should have obeyed her husband to avoid discord and to fulfill his right, knowing that mourning for someone other than the husband is permissible for three days and is not obligatory, and if the husband forbids his wife from something that diminishes his enjoyment, it becomes forbidden for her to do it.

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