Spouses getting intimate after nikaah before rukhsati

Q: Is it permissible to get physical after nikaah without ruksati?

A: Yes, it is permissible. After nikaah, the husband and wife become halaal for each other, even though a formal rukhsati hasn't taken place.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)