Islam prohibits coitus during menstruation~

BY Dr: Omer Al-Asker
Coitus is , according to the Holy Qur'an is banned ; not only that but the holy Qur'an gives the rationale behind the prohibition
God says in the Holy Qur'an what means" They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such time and go not in unto them till they are cleansed "Al-Bakra:222" -
Recent medical researches reveals some of the illnesses that may happen because of coitus during menstruation though many are still unknown ; science is developing and new discoveries are found daily that is why our knowledge will always remain limited.
Coitus during the monthly period should be stopped because , if coitus done in this period , the bleeding resulting from menstruation will increase abundantly as the womb vessels at that time are swollen and liable to rupture and hence lose function , the possibility of further inflammations in the woman womb become high , moreover penis becomes liable to inflammation because of the ruptures that happens during touching and erection , coitus also during menstruation is disgusting to both man and women because of the bad smell of blood and man , as a result , may undergo impotence.
The same thing can be said when making coitus with the women in child's bed(confined) , no sexual joy is expected because of the dilation of the interior of vagina , moreover coitus in this case causes some pains because of the cramps of the womb that follow.
During the menstruation , pieces of the lining membrane is secreted with the blood . when microscopic test was made on the blood of menstruation , we found these pieces in addition to the red blood cells and the white blood cells . The womb , because of the secretion of some of its membrane , becomes sore like frayed skin , so the womb is liable to the sweeping bacteria conquer , it is scientifically known that blood is the best soil for bacteria to grow and multiply , the womb in this case will lost its ability to fight bacteria including the bacteria on the surface of the pines which will be so dangerous for the womb .
What worsens matters is that the resistibility of the vagina , during menstruation , become at the minimum degree because the amount of the acid that kills the bacteria becomes so little and the secretion is less acidic , if not alkaline …moreover the antiseptic matters in this case reach the minimum number .The membrane lining the internal tissue of the vagina which is normally composed of a number of layers will thin to the lowest standard , though composed of a good number of layers when the womb is ready for pregnancy .
Illness is not only confined to the womb and the fetus but it extends to harm many other organs inside the body ; these can be condensed in the following points which show further harms :
1- The extension of the inflammation will surly lock the womb's tubes , this will affect cilia that help move the egg from the ovary to the womb , this may lead to sterility or pregnancy outside the womb which is so dangerous because it occurs in the narrow tube , in this case the fetus will keep growing and destroying the internal wall of this tube till it explodes , the consequences are so dangerous , bleeding will be in large quantity and the blood will be poured into the sides of the belly , the situation ,if not controlled in due time , death will follow .
2- Inflammation will extend to the urinary tract then the bladder then the ureter and it is known that urinary system diseases are fatal .
3- More microbes in the menstruation blood including the whites will be rife .
Dr Al-Bar elaborates on the subject saying that women , when in the monthly period , faces physical and psychological pains and coitus aggravate these pains , he recapitulates these pains as follows :
1-Menstruation brings pains that vary from woman to another , most women suffer pains in her back or at the bottom of her abdomen , sometimes these pains are so unbearable that medications and painkillers should be used and even seeing the doctor becomes a must .
2-Most women suffer depression and weariness especially in the beginning , moreover women becomes so moody and irritable and her mental state reaches its minimum .
3-In the beginning of menstruation some women suffer migraine , dizziness and vomiting .
4-The desire of having sex becomes so weak and even most women refrain from having sex and like to be in retirement and calmness and this is so natural and physical thing ; sex organs , during this period are semi-diseased , so coitus during this period is not natural but rather harmful .
5- Though menstruation is physiological process , the monthly loss of blood and in large quantity causes a certain kind of anemia .
6- Endocrine glands are also affected during menstruation with the result that its important secretions becomes less and less during menstruation.
7- the body temperature decreases by one degree because the unbroken physical processes inside the body reaches its minimum, so energy produced in the body decreases and also food assimilation decreases .
8- The loss of temperature resulting from the previous factors leads to the decrease in heartbeats and thus blood pressure becomes law and the result is dizziness weakness and laziness .
7- All of these diseases are not only confined to women but also men can be liable to certain diseases because man , during menstruation coitus , is liable to be infected with a lot of bacteria that cause inflammation in the urinary tract , blood is a good soil for the growth of many kinds of bacteria.
These bacteria ,later , will be moved to the prostate and urinary bladder , the inflammation of the bladder , in short time , will be chronic because of the nature of the tiny tracts of the prostate; these tiny tracts are so many and interlaced and soon the whole of the urinary reproductive system will be infected so the infection is moved to ureter then to the kidney , the pain of the inflammation of the kidney is unbearable if becomes chronic as no suitable medication hitherto is found .
These microbes might be carried to the prostate , the seminal vesicles , seminal duct and epididmis and then the testes , the pains are much severer than the psychological pain resulting from sterility .
A recent research , forwarded to the sixth Saudi conference , says that coitus during menstruation may cause cervix cancer .
God says in the Holy Qur'an what means " . They question thee (O Muhammad) concerning menstruation. Say: It is an illness, so let women alone at such time and go not in unto them till they are cleansed. And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah hath enjoined upon you. Truly Allah loveth those who turn unto Him, and loveth those who have a care for cleanness. "Al-Bakra :222)
Yes let women alone till they are cleaned and do not heap illness over theirs .