Touching the wife’s body between the navel and knee during her menses

Q: Is it permissible for the husband to rub, with his fingers, the wife’s vagina until she reaches her orgasm? Can he do this while she is in menses? Can the wife do the same for husband (i.e. rub him till he ejaculates).

A: During menses it is impermissible for the husband to touch any part of the wife’s body between the navel and knee without any covering cloth.

فيجوز الاستمتاع بالسرة وما فوقها والركبة وما تحتها ولو بلا حائل وكذا بما بينهما بحائل بغير الوطء ولو تلطخ دما ( رد المحتار 1/292)

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)