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Is it permissible for an Islamic education teacher to teach the Qur'an and touch the mushaf while menstruating?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The sender, Fatimah Muhammad from Jordan, sent a number of questions. She sent two questions. In the first one, she says: I am a teacher of Islamic education for the primary school stage, and I am required to recite the Noble Qur'an and touch it, and my monthly period is upon me. Is this correct of me, or is it an error? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.

Answer:
As for teaching the Qur'an from memory without touching the mushaf, it is permissible for a menstruating woman when there is a need. It is permissible for a menstruating woman when there is a need and necessity. As for touching the mushaf, it is not permissible except from behind a barrier. The saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): "No one touches the mushaf except one who is in a state of purity," as in the hadith of 'Amr ibn Hazm. The four Imams agreed on this: that it is not permissible for one who is in a state of ritual impurity to touch the mushaf directly. However, if he touches it from behind a barrier or by means of a stick, there is no harm in that. So you can place something on your palms, such as a piece of cloth, a cloak, or gloves, and there is no harm in touching the mushaf or the verses from behind this barrier, or with a ruler, a stick, or a pen. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5305- هل لمعلمة التربية الإسلامية تدريس القرآن ومس المصحف حال حيضها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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