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If a menstruating woman fears losing her memorization, is she permitted to touch the mushaf or recite the Qur'an?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. In her third question, regarding the topic of a menstruating woman touching the mushaf, she says that the scholars have differed on this matter. Some said that she touches it while menstruating, and some said that she does not touch it but recites from memory. What is the correct position, especially if the woman has memorized the Qur'an and wants to review it during her days of menstruation so that she does not forget it?

Answer:
The correct of the scholars' opinions is that it is permissible for a woman, if she fears forgetting her memorization of the Qur'an, to recite it during menstruation to preserve it from being forgotten. As for the mushaf, it is not permissible for her to touch it directly, due to the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pureلا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Muwatta Malik 15:1
as in the hadith of 'Amr ibn Hazm (may Allah be pleased with him). As for touching it through a barrier, as the questioner mentioned, there is no harm in that, because what is prohibited is touching the mushaf directly without a barrier. This is what is forbidden. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5260- إن خشيت الحائض ضياع حفظها هل لها أن تمس المصحف أو تقرأ القرآن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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