Reading Tafsir Books for a Woman in Menstruation or a Person in Major Ritual Impurity
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Question:
Our sister asks about another issue, saying: Is this reading of tafsir books, which undoubtedly contain many verses of the Qur’an, permissible for a woman who is excused (menstruating), or is it not?
Answer:
There is no harm in the menstruating woman or the one with post-natal bleeding reading tafsir books, because they are not called the Qur’an, or rather, they are not called tafsir books [in the sense of being the Qur’an itself]. However, one who is in a state of major ritual impurity does not read the verse itself; rather, he reads its interpretation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Our sister asks about another issue, saying: Is this reading of tafsir books, which undoubtedly contain many verses of the Qur’an, permissible for a woman who is excused (menstruating), or is it not?
Answer:
There is no harm in the menstruating woman or the one with post-natal bleeding reading tafsir books, because they are not called the Qur’an, or rather, they are not called tafsir books [in the sense of being the Qur’an itself]. However, one who is in a state of major ritual impurity does not read the verse itself; rather, he reads its interpretation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/098 — archive.org (17:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.