Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for a husband and wife to engage in sexual intercourse during the separation period before the divorce takes effect?
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If a man has not divorced his wife, and no religious authority has ruled to divorce her from him or to annul the marriage, then she remains under his marital bond, no matter how long the period. If he has intercourse with her, he is having intercourse with his wife, who is lawful for him.
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