107. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “If someone was to have intercourse with his wife while she is in her menses and then a child is born to them who is afflicted with leprosy, he should not blame anyone other than himself.”1
108. al-Kāfi, narrating from ‘Adhāfir al-Sayrafi who said: “Abu ‘Abdullah [al-Sādiq] (a.s.) said: “Do you see these repulsive looking people?”
I said: “Yes.”
He said: “It is because their fathers had intercourse with their mothers while they were in their menses.”23
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The Blessings of Praying during Intercourse
109. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “Be alert! If a person, at the time of approaching his wife says: ‘In the name of Allah, O Allah! Keep Satan away from us, and keep Satan away from what You have blessed us with’, and then a child is destined for them in this intercourse, Satan can never harm him.”4
110. The Prophet (s.a.w.) said: “O ‘Ali! If you were to have intercourse, say: ‘In the name of Allah. O Allah! Keep Satan away from us and keep him away from what you have blessed me with’, and if it is destined that a child is conceived from you two, Satan will never harm him.”5
111. Imām ‘Ali (a.s.) said: “If a man intends to have intercourse with his wife, he should say: ‘O’ Allah! I made her private part lawful [for myself] by Your command and I accepted her as a trust from you. So, if You have destined a child from her for me, make him a healthy son; and do not allow Satan to have a
share in him nor any partnership.”6
1.. al-Mu‘jam al-Awsat, vol. ۳, p. ۳۲۶, h. ۳۳۰۰, narrating from Abu Hurayrah. Kanz al-‘Ummāl, vol. ۱۶, p. ۳۵۲, h. ۴۴۸۸۵.
2.. al-Kāfi, vol. ۵, p. ۵۳۹, h. ۵. ‘Ilal al-Sharā'i‘, p. ۸۲, h. ۱, narrating from Ibn Abu ‘Adhāfir al-Sayrafi.
3.. What we can conclude from this set of traditions is that sexual intercourse and becoming pregnant during the period of menstruation can be one reason for having repulsive features or being afflicted with leprosy or alphosis, but it’s not the only factor. Therefore, we cannot say that any child afflicted with any of the above diseases is the result of having unlawful intercourse. There is no clear mentioning in the traditions that could answer as to whether intercourse during the state of menstruation leads to these consequences or not, but rather the negation of these things can be concluded, and scientific research can be helpful in this regard.
4.. Sahih al-Bukhāri, vol. ۵, p. ۱۹۸۲ h. ۴۸۷۰. Sunan Ibn Mājah, vol. ۱, p. ۶۱۸, h. ۱۹۱۹. Musnad Ibn Hanbal, vol. ۱, p. ۴۶۵, h. ۱۸۶۷. All narrating from Ibn ‘Abbās.
5.. Tuhaf al-‘Uqul, p. ۱۲. al-Ikhtisās, p. ۱۳۴, narrating from al-Khudri.
6.. al-Khisāl, p. ۶۳۷, h. ۱۰, narrating from Abu Basir and Muhammad ibn Muslim from Imām al-Sādiq (a.s.) from his forefathers (a.s.). Tuhaf al-‘Uqul, p. ۱۲۵. Bihār al-Anwār, vol. ۱۰, p. ۱۱۵, h. ۱.
