Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abbas: Ibn Umar misunderstood (the Quranic verse, "So come to your tilth however you will")--may Allah forgive him. The fact is that this clan of the Ansar, who were idolaters, lived in the company of the Jews who were the people of the Book. They (the Ansar) accepted their superiority over themselves in respect of knowledge, and they followed most of their actions. The people of the Book (i. e. the Jews) used to have intercourse with their women on one side alone (i. e. lying on their backs). This was the most concealing position for (the vagina of) the women. This clan of the Ansar adopted this practice from them. But this tribe of the Quraysh used to uncover their women completely, and seek pleasure with them from in front and behind and laying them on their backs. When the muhajirun (the immigrants) came to Madina, a man married a woman of the Ansar. He began to do the same kind of action with her, but she disliked it, and said to him: We were approached on one side (i. e. lying on the back); do it so, otherwise keep away from me. This matter of theirs spread widely, and it reached the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. So Allah, the Exalted, sent down the Quranic verse: "Your wives are a tilth to you, so come to your tilth however you will, " i. e. from in front, from behind or lying on the back. But this verse meant the place of the delivery of the child, i. e. the vagina.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَبُو الْأَصْبَغِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَاللَّهُ يَغْفِرُ لَهُ أَوْهَمَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ هَذَا الْحَيُّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ وَهُمْ أَهْلُ وَثَنٍ مَعَ هَذَا الْحَيِّ مِنْ يَهُودَ وَهُمْ أَهْلُ كِتَابٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانُوا يَرَوْنَ لَهُمْ فَضْلًا عَلَيْهِمْ فِي الْعِلْمِ فَكَانُوا يَقْتَدُونَ بِكَثِيرٍ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ أَنْ لَا يَأْتُوا النِّسَاءَ إِلَّا عَلَى حَرْفٍ وَذَلِكَ أَسْتَرُ مَا تَكُونُ الْمَرْأَةُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَانَ هَذَا الْحَيُّ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ قَدْ أَخَذُوا بِذَلِكَ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَكَانَ هَذَا الْحَيُّ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ يَشْرَحُونَ النِّسَاءَ شَرْحًا مُنْكَرًا وَيَتَلَذَّذُونَ مِنْهُنَّ مُقْبِلَاتٍ وَمُدْبِرَاتٍ وَمُسْتَلْقِيَاتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الْمَدِينَةَ تَزَوَّجَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمُ امْرَأَةً مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ فَذَهَبَ يَصْنَعُ بِهَا ذَلِكَ فَأَنْكَرَتْهُ عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نُؤْتَى عَلَى حَرْفٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَاصْنَعْ ذَلِكَ وَإِلَّا فَاجْتَنِبْنِي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَتَّى شَرِيَ أَمْرُهُمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ:‏‏‏‏ نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ سورة البقرة آية 223، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَيْ مُقْبِلَاتٍ وَمُدْبِرَاتٍ وَمُسْتَلْقِيَاتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ مَوْضِعَ الْوَلَدِ.

Anas bin Malik said Among the Jews when a woman menstruated, they did not eat with her and drink with her and did not associate with her in their houses, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was questioned about it. Hence, Allah the Exalted revealed “And they ask you about menstruation, . Say “It is harmful, so keep aloof from women during menstruation till the end of the verse. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said “Associate with them in the houses and do everything except sexual intercourse. The Jews thereupon said “This man does not leave anything we do without opposing us in it. Usaid bin Hudair and Abbad bin Bishr came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, Messenger of Allah ﷺ the Jews are saying such and such. Shall we not have intercourse with them during their menstruation? The face of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ underwent such a change that we thought he was angry with them, so they went out. They were met by a gift of milk which was being brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he sent after them, whereby we felt that he was not angry with them.

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ الْيَهُودَ كَانَتْ إِذَا حَاضَتْ مِنْهُمُ امْرَأَةٌ أَخْرَجُوهَا مِنَ الْبَيْتِ وَلَمْ يُؤَاكِلُوهَا وَلَمْ يُشَارِبُوهَا وَلَمْ يُجَامِعُوهَا فِي الْبَيْتِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى:‏‏‏‏ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْمَحِيضِ قُلْ هُوَ أَذًى فَاعْتَزِلُوا النِّسَاءَ فِي الْمَحِيضِ سورة البقرة آية 222 إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "جَامِعُوهُنَّ فِي الْبُيُوتِ وَاصْنَعُوا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ غَيْرَ النِّكَاحِ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ الْيَهُودُ:‏‏‏‏ مَا يُرِيدُ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَدَعَ شَيْئًا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا إِلَّا خَالَفَنَا فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَاءَ أُسَيْدُ بْنُ حُضَيْرٍ وَ عَبَّادُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَا:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَقُولُ كَذَا وَكَذَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَفَلَا نَنْكِحُهُنَّ فِي الْمَحِيضِ ؟ فَتَمَعَّرَ وَجْهُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى ظَنَنَّا أَنْ قَدْ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَخَرَجَا هَدِيَّةٌ مِنْ لَبَنٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَظَنَنَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَجِدْ عَلَيْهِمَا.

Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: I and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to lie in one cloth at night while I was menstruating. If anything from me smeared him, he washed the same place (that was smeared), and did not wash beyond it. If anything from him smeared his clothe, he washed the same place and did not wash beyond that, and prayed with it (i. e. the clothe).

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ صُبْحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ خِلَاسًا الْهَجَرِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏تَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "كُنْتُ أَنَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَبِيتُ فِي الشِّعَارِ الْوَاحِدِ وَأَنَا حَائِضٌ طَامِثٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ مِنِّي شَيْءٌ غَسَلَ مَكَانَهُ وَلَمْ يَعْدُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنْ أَصَابَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏تَعْنِي ثَوْبَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ غَسَلَ مَكَانَهُ وَلَمْ يَعْدُهُ وَصَلَّى فِيهِ".

Maimunah daughter of Al Harith said “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to associate and lie with any of his wives who was menstruating, he ordered her to wrap up the lower garment (loin-cloth) and then he had association with her.

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَدَّادٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ خَالَتِهِ مَيْمُونَةَ بِنْتِ الْحَارِثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ"إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يُبَاشِرَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِهِ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَتَّزِرَ ثُمَّ يُبَاشِرُهَا".

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet ﷺ said about a man who has sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman: He should give one or half dinar as sadaqah.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَغَيْرُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي الْحَكَمُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْمِقْسَمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الَّذِي يَأْتِي امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "يَتَصَدَّقُ بِدِينَارٍ أَوْ بِنِصْفِ دِينَارٍ".

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: If a man has sexual intercourse (with menstruating woman) during her bleeding, he should give one dinar as sadaqah, and if he does so when bleeding has stopped, he should give half a dinar as sadaqah.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ بْنُ مُطَهَّرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ الْبُنَانِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْجَزَرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "إِذَا أَصَابَهَا فِي الدَّمِ فَدِينَارٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِذَا أَصَابَهَا فِي انْقِطَاعِ الدَّمِ فَنِصْفُ دِينَارٍ".

Abu Saeed reported “The people mentioned about withdrawing the penis before the Prophet ﷺ. He said “Why one of you does so? He did not say “One of you should not do so”. Every soul that is to be born, Allaah will create it. Abu Dawud said “Qaza’ah is a client of Ziyad”

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ قَزَعَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَعْنِي الْعَزْلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "فَلِمَ يَفْعَلُ أَحَدُكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَقُلْ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَا يَفْعَلْ أَحَدُكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَتْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ مَخْلُوقَةٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ خَالِقُهَا". قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ قَزَعَةُ مَوْلَى زِيَادٍ.

Narrated Abu Saeed al-Khudri: A man said: Messenger of Allah, I have a slave-girl and I withdraw the penis from her (while having intercourse), and I dislike that she becomes pregnant. I intend (by intercourse) what the men intend by it. The Jews say that withdrawing the penis (azl) is burying the living girls on a small scale. He (the Prophet) said: The Jews told a lie. If Allah intends to create it, you cannot turn it away.

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ ثَوْبَانَ حَدَّثَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رِفَاعَةَ حَدَّثَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ َأَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّ لِي جَارِيَةً وَأَنَا أَعْزِلُ عَنْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ وَأَنَا أُرِيدُ مَا يُرِيدُ الرِّجَالُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَإِنَّ الْيَهُودَ تُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ الْعَزْلَ مَوْءُودَةُ الصُّغْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "كَذَبَتْ يَهُودُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏لَوْ أَرَادَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَخْلُقَهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ أَنْ تَصْرِفَهُ".

Muhairiz said “I entered the mosque and saw Abu Saeed Al Khudri. I sat with him and asked about withdrawing the penis (while having intercourse). Abu Saeed said We went out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the expedition to Banu Al Mustaliq and took some Arab women captive and we desired the women for we were suffering from the absence of our wives and we wanted ransom, so we intended to withdraw the penis (while having intercourse with the slave women). But we asked ourselves “can we draw the penis when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ is among us before asking him about it? So we asked him about it. He said “it does not matter if you do not do it, for very soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born. ”

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعَزْلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ:‏‏‏‏ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَصَبْنَا سَبْيًا مِنْ سَبْيِ الْعَرَبِ فَاشْتَهَيْنَا النِّسَاءَ وَاشْتَدَّتْ عَلَيْنَا الْعُزْبَةُ وَأَحْبَبْنَا الْفِدَاءَ فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَعْزِلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ نَعْزِلُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "مَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ كَائِنَةٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا وَهِيَ كَائِنَةٌ".

Jabir said “A man from the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said “I have a slave girl and I have intercourse with her. But I dislike her to conceive. He replied “Withdraw your penis from her if you wish for what is decreed for her will come to her. ” After a time the man came to him and said “The girl has become pregnant”. He said “I told you that what was decreed for her would come to her. ”

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ لِي جَارِيَةً أَطُوفُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "اعْزِلْ عَنْهَا إِنْ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَبِثَ الرَّجُلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ الْجَارِيَةَ قَدْ حَمَلَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا".