Is It Required for Both Husband and Wife to Take Ghusl After Each Round of Intercourse?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Is it required for both husband and wife to take ghusl after each round of intercourse, if we plan to go multiple times in a night?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate
It is not required of either spouse to perform the ritual bath (ghusl) after intercourse if they intend to engage in intercourse again.
It is, however, a recommended act for the husband to perform ablution (wudu) prior to reengaging in intercourse. [Ali Qari, Mirqat al-Mafatih]
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “When any of you approaches his wife (i.e., has intercourse) and intends to repeat, let him perform ablution (wudu).” [Muslim]
Hope this helps
Allah knows best
[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch teaches Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he completed four years at the Darul Uloom Seminary in New York, where he studied Arabic and the traditional sciences.
He then traveled to Tarim, Yemen, where he studied for three years in Dar al-Mustafa under some of the most outstanding scholars of our time, including Habib Umar Bin Hafiz, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf, and Shaykh Umar al-Khatib.
In Tarim, Shaykh Yusuf completed the memorization of the Quran and studied beliefs, legal methodology, hadith methodology, Quranic exegesis, Islamic history, and several texts on spirituality. He joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
