Couple having relations before tawaaf-e-ziyaarah
Question
There is a couple that recently came from hajj. They did all things correct but they have 1 doubt.
After coming from Muzdalifah, doing 1st rami, and cutting of hairs/halaq, they opened their ihram and after that they thought they are open from ihram and out of ignorance and oversight they did sexual relations just before tawaf e ziarat.
Tawaf e ziarat was done after gusal and proper clean cloths? Would they be required to give damm? If yes, will it be for both or just 1?
Answer
It was not permissible for the husband and wife to have relations before doing their tawaaf e ziyaraat. Hence, if they did rami, slaughtered their Qurbaani animal (dam e shukr) and the husband shaved his head and the wife trimmed her hair before having relations, then each one of them should slaughter one sheep or goat in the precincts of the haram with the intention of atoning for the sin they both committed. After slaughtering the sheep or goat the meat should be distributed among the poor. However, their haj is valid.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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