Question:
My wife and I performed Hajj togther. After completing our sacrifice and removing our ihr�m garments, we made love to each other without knowing that it is was still unlawful for us to do so until we completed our taw�f. Later on, when we came to know about it, we slaughtered two sheep as compensation Was this enough?

Answer:
What you did was correct. After partially leaving the state of ihr�m, sexual relations become a violation of ihr�m like any other and require nothing more than a sheep being slaughtered in Mecca.

However, if pilgrims engage in sex while they are fully in the state of ihr�m, then their pilgrimage is invalid and needs to be performed over again.
 
Allah knows best.

Responded by:
The Fatwa Department Research Committee - chaired by Sheikh `Abd Al-Wahh�b Al-Turayr�