The Acts of a Menstruating Woman and Reciting the Qur'an

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, regarding a menstruating woman, is she able to attain good and recite the Qur'an? And what are the deeds she can perform while she is menstruating?

Answer:
She performs all righteous deeds, such as the remembrance of Allah, glorification, and declaring His greatness. She may study books of knowledge, except for the issue of reciting the Qur'an, in which there is scholarly disagreement. Some scholars prohibit her from reciting until she becomes pure and performs the full ritual bath, because Allah prohibited one in a state of major ritual impurity from reciting the Qur'an, and menstruation is like major ritual impurity; it is a state of major ritual impurity. Therefore, she refrains from reading the Qur'an during the period of menstruation, unless she is compelled to read it, such as if she fears she will forget her memorized portions of the Qur'an, or if she has a period of examination for the Qur'an. If she is a student with a period of examination for the Qur'an, this is a state of dire necessity. She reads to the extent of the necessity. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars. Yes.