Fatwa #1787627 April 2009India
How long after birth can we have intercourse?
Question
1. just this month i done circumcision to my son his age is 4 month. there is any restriction to having sex with my wife during this period .
it will effect the child health.
2. after birth of child how regularly we can have sex , to maintain child health , my wife health and my self .
Answer
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
1) There is no restriction of being intimate with your wife after the circumcision of your son. This will not affect the health of the child in anyway.
2) After childbirth, women have nifaas (bleeding after childbirth). The termination of nifaas differs from individual to individual. You may resume sexual relations with your wife after the termination of nifaas; not before that. This will not harm the health of your child in anyway.
ومنها حرمة الجماع هكذا في النهاية والكفاية وله أن يقبلها ويضاجعها ويستمتع بجميع بدنها ما خلا ما بين السرة والركبة عند أبي حنيفة وأبي يوسف
And Allah knows best
Wassalamu Alaikum
Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed,
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa