The ruling on a menstruating woman reading the Qur'an and touching the mushaf
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Question:
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to look at some small religious booklets that contain some verses of the Qur'an? And what is the ruling if she reads from the mushaf while she is menstruating without touching this Qur'an, reading only by looking?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to read the Qur'an, just as it is not permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah); she does not read the Qur'an until she becomes pure and performs the full ritual bath (ghusl). Similarly, she does not pray until she becomes pure and performs the full ritual bath. Likewise, she does not read the Qur'an except after she becomes pure. Some scholars hold that there is no harm in her reading while menstruating, provided she does not touch the mushaf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Muwatta Malik 15:1. So she reads without touching the mushaf, either from memory, or she reads from the mushaf by placing something on her hands as a barrier and touching the mushaf through that barrier, or by touching it with a ruler or something similar. Some scholars grant her a dispensation (rukhsah) in this matter because menstruation can last a long time, and she may forget what she has memorized, and there is no clear evidence prohibiting a menstruating woman from reciting the Qur'an. Yes.
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to look at some small religious booklets that contain some verses of the Qur'an? And what is the ruling if she reads from the mushaf while she is menstruating without touching this Qur'an, reading only by looking?
Answer:
It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to read the Qur'an, just as it is not permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah); she does not read the Qur'an until she becomes pure and performs the full ritual bath (ghusl). Similarly, she does not pray until she becomes pure and performs the full ritual bath. Likewise, she does not read the Qur'an except after she becomes pure. Some scholars hold that there is no harm in her reading while menstruating, provided she does not touch the mushaf. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/051 — archive.org (6:41)
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