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# According to the opinion of many Rishonim, among them Maran HaShulchan Aruch, contact between a man and his wife who is a niddah is a biblical violation. Due to this fact, the Rabbis instituted many safeguards to prevent this. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 96</ref> | # According to the opinion of many Rishonim, among them Maran HaShulchan Aruch, contact between a man and his wife who is a niddah is a biblical violation. Due to this fact, the Rabbis instituted many safeguards to prevent this. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 96</ref> | ||
# | # It is forbidden for a man to touch his wife who is a niddah even in a slight way and even not in an affectionate way.<ref>The Gemara Shabbat 13b indicates from a conversation with Eliyahu Hanavi that it is forbidden for a man to touch his wife even in the slightest way when she is a niddah. | ||
See the Ravyah (Niddah no. 173) and Or Zaruah 1:360 who permit a man to touch his wife when she is a niddah in a non-affectionate way. All other rishonim reject this opinion. These rishonim include the Tosfot (Shabbat 13b s.v. biymey), Ramban (Hilchot Niddah 8:3), Rashba ([http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=9381&st=&pgnum=347 Torat Habayit Hakatzar 4a]), and Rambam (Isurei Biyah 11:18). Shulchan Aruch 195:2, therefore, forbids touching even not in an affectionate way. </ref> He may not even touch her clothing, nor she his, even if the clothing hangs loosely off the body and the person will not feel the touch. They should be also be careful that the clothing of one does not touch the clothing of the other. <ref> Aruch Hashulchan 195:5, Badei Hashulchan 195:15, Torat HaTaharah p. 97, Taharat Yosef 4:5</ref> | |||
# A husband and wife are permitted to touch each other's clothing when the wife is a niddah while the clothes are not being worn by the spouse. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 97-98, Taharat Yosef 4:5</ref> Similarly they are allowed to touch each other's bedding while their spouse is not lying on it. This applies even if the clothes or sheets are stained. A man is also permitted to remove his wife's sheet from her bed and put it on his own bed, even if the sheet is stained, as long as the sheet is not designated specifically for her use. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 97-98</ref> | # A husband and wife are permitted to touch each other's clothing when the wife is a niddah while the clothes are not being worn by the spouse. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 97-98, Taharat Yosef 4:5</ref> Similarly they are allowed to touch each other's bedding while their spouse is not lying on it. This applies even if the clothes or sheets are stained. A man is also permitted to remove his wife's sheet from her bed and put it on his own bed, even if the sheet is stained, as long as the sheet is not designated specifically for her use. <ref> Torat HaTaharah p. 97-98</ref> | ||
