[374] This is a literal translation for the word used, namely, adhā. It could also mean something which is hateful as it causes discomfort (cf. al-Ṭabarī, Ibn Abū Ḥātim).
[375] When asked by the Muslims, who saw the Jews of Madinah avoiding their women completely during menstruation, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Do everything except intercourse”. (Muslim: 302)
[376] Sexually in the vagina. (Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)
[377] That is until their periods end. (Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)
[378] By washing themselves. (Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)
[379] Have vaginal intercourse with them in a state of purity. (Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī, al-Shinqīṭī)