The ruling on a menstruating woman reading the Qur'an and reviewing it
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Question : She says: Honorable Shaykh, can a woman read the Qur'an and review what she has memorized during her monthly period?
Answer : There is scholarly disagreement regarding a menstruating woman reading the Qur'an. Some say it isSunan al-Bayhaqi 1:391 The second opinion is that it is forbidden for a menstruating woman to read the Qur'an. In any case.
the narrations on this matter, even if they are not of a high degree of authenticity, give rise to doubt and suspicion. Whoever avoids doubtful matters has protected his religion and his honor. The middle position in this issue is that if a menstruating woman needs to read the Qur'an, such as reading pages or reviewing the Qur'an she fears she will forget if she does not read it, there is no blame on her for doing so. This applies to the teacher,
for it is permissible for her to teach the Qur'an while menstruating, and it is permissible for the student to read the Qur'an while menstruating if it is for an exam or something similar. However, a menstruating woman should not read the Qur'an merely for the purpose of worship through recitation; she should not read it, neither in Ramadan nor at any other time. The period is usually short and does not take up a third of the time. May Allah reward you, and thank you, sister.
Answer : There is scholarly disagreement regarding a menstruating woman reading the Qur'an. Some say it is
There is no harm in reading the Qur'an
لا بأس أن تقرأ القرآنthe narrations on this matter, even if they are not of a high degree of authenticity, give rise to doubt and suspicion. Whoever avoids doubtful matters has protected his religion and his honor. The middle position in this issue is that if a menstruating woman needs to read the Qur'an, such as reading pages or reviewing the Qur'an she fears she will forget if she does not read it, there is no blame on her for doing so. This applies to the teacher,
for it is permissible for her to teach the Qur'an while menstruating, and it is permissible for the student to read the Qur'an while menstruating if it is for an exam or something similar. However, a menstruating woman should not read the Qur'an merely for the purpose of worship through recitation; she should not read it, neither in Ramadan nor at any other time. The period is usually short and does not take up a third of the time. May Allah reward you, and thank you, sister.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2020- حكم قراءة المرأة الحائض للقرآن ومراجعته/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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