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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a menstruating woman reading from the mushaf

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Question:
The questioner: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a menstruating woman to read from the mushaf, from the blessed verses?

Answer:
She should not read except out of necessity, if she fears forgetting it, if she has memorized it and fears forgetting it, or if it is exam time and the Qur'an is one of the subjects. There is no harm in reading for necessity, but she must not touch the mushaf without a barrier, or without an intermediary. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pureلا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Muwatta Malik 15:1
. So if she wears gloves on her hands, or has a ruler with her, she does not touch the Qur'an directly, but only through a barrier or by means of something in her hand, like a stick or a ruler. There is no harm in that. Yes.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/053 — archive.org (13:49)

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