Halachot and Customs
Can a Woman Sleep in Her Husband's Bed When She Is a Niddah?
Question
Hello, my husband fell asleep in the bed where we sleep, and after he fell asleep I noticed that my menstrual period had begun early. I went to sleep in the living room. We have 2 rooms with a large bed. My question is whether tomorrow I can go to sleep in the bed where my husband slept tonight, and he will go to sleep in another bed in a different room?
Thank you
Answer
Hello,
It is permitted.
Sources: See the book Taharat HaBayit, part 2 (2019 edition, page 136), that a bed designated for him may be slept on by a woman even during her days of niddah, when he is not present. And there (page 139) he permits, in a case of need, even in his presence.
With blessing,
Hillel Meirs
