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on: Is it permitted or is it problematic to have marital relations in a fast day before the fast starts? For example, this year on Saturday night, which is the night of fasting on the 17th of Tammuz.  

: According to the law, it is permissible to have marital relations on the night of fasting, such as fasting on the 17th of Tammuz, the tenth of Tevet, the fast of Gedaliah, or tanit Esther. Even on the day of fasting itself, it is allowed when necessary in a dark and a dark room. since the rest of the fasts marital relations is not prohibited, unlike Tisha B’Av and yom kippur. However, the ‘poskim’ wrote that a person with a holy soul should take upon himself to refrain from marital relations on the night of fasting and fasting itself, just as it is forbidden on the night of Tisha B’Av. However, it is important to note that in any case where there is a night ehen the women goes to the mikvah on the night of the fast, or there is a seasonal charge, such as when the husband going out for a couple of days, etc, also the strict ‘poskim’ agree that a person should have marital relations with his wife.   Sources and reasoning

 Question:

Is it permitted or is it problematic to have marital relations in a fast day before the fast starts?

For example, this year on Saturday night, which is the night of fasting on the 17th of Tammuz.

 

Answer:

According to the law, it is permissible to have marital relations on the night of fasting, such as fasting on the 17th of Tammuz, the tenth of Tevet, the fast of Gedaliah, or tanit Esther.

Even on the day of fasting itself, it is allowed when necessary in a dark and a dark room. since the rest of the fasts marital relations is not prohibited, unlike Tisha B’Av and yom kippur.

However, the ‘poskim’ wrote that a person with a holy soul should take upon himself to refrain from marital relations on the night of fasting and fasting itself, just as it is forbidden on the night of Tisha B’Av.

However, it is important to note that in any case where there is a night ehen the women goes to the mikvah on the night of the fast, or there is a seasonal charge, such as when the husband going out for a couple of days, etc, also the strict ‘poskim’ agree that a person should have marital relations with his wife.

 

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