Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an silently without vocalizing, and is it permissible for her to listen to the Qur'an?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. She asks: Is it permissible for a woman who has the monthly excuse to recite the Qur'an in secret, meaning without pronouncing a single letter with her tongue, and is it permissible for her to listen to the recitation?

Answer:
Listening to the recitation is permissible. As for the menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, a matter of disagreement among the scholars, because she is in a state of major ritual impurity, so she is like the one in a state of major ritual impurity. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) refrained from reciting the Qur'an when he was in a state of major ritual impurity, and menstruation is a major ritual impurity like the state of major ritual impurity. Some scholars grant a dispensation for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding to recite the Qur'an if she fears forgetting it, if she has memorized the Qur'an and fears that during the period of menstruation and post-natal bleeding she will forget her memorization, then she recites it. Likewise, in our present time, the student who has an exam, and if she does not attend the Qur'an exam she will fail, so this is a case of excuse, and it is permissible for her to recite the Qur'an. The conclusion is that in a case of excuse, there is no harm in her reciting the Qur'an. Yes. May Allah reward you with good. Yes. And as for her reciting it to herself without vocalizing, this is not called recitation, this is not called recitation. Yes.