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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on a Menstruating Woman or a Woman with Post-Natal Bleeding Reading the Qur'an in Cases of Necessity

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The questioner:
And who answers in accordance with the stronger position regarding the removal of the Qur'an from its state and its corruption.

The Shaykh:
We mentioned the scholarly disagreement. What the soul finds peace with is what Shaykh Taqi al-Din held and issued a fatwa on: that in cases of necessity, there is no harm, but in cases other than necessity, there is no need for her to read the Qur'an, so she is prevented from doing so in cases other than necessity. The stronger position is what Shaykh Taqi al-Din issued a fatwa on: that she reads it only out of necessity.

The questioner:
Is there anything regarding the teachers? My father mentioned the principle, so he is well-versed in it, so let them also act accordingly?

The Shaykh:
This is not a necessity. A non-menstruating teacher is given a leave of absence during menstruation and post-natal bleeding, and a non-menstruating teacher is given a leave of absence. It should be that the administration of the girls' school has a methodology for this matter, taking this into account regarding menstruation and post-natal bleeding, establishing some system for them, yes.

Another questioner:
And Allah gave something.

The Shaykh:
In exchange for this concern, and there are many women, many students, praise be to Allah, yes.

Another questioner:
And Allah, O Shaykh, the students, O Shaykh, the exam may coincide for them.

The Shaykh:
The exam is a necessity, the exam is a necessity, the exam is a necessity, there is no harm, yes. Other than your exams. Other than the exam, it is not a necessity; she should be patient until she becomes pure and then read the Qur'an. This is what your soul finds peace with. And whoever wants to adopt the third fatwa, which is absolute permissibility, he bears it on his own responsibility, and Allah strengthens him, meaning the one who bears this on his own responsibility, Allah strengthens him. Yes. How many minutes am I better than you? Ha?

The questioner:
Apply. He.

The Shaykh:
Ibn Hazm and others do not see the prohibition of reading the Qur'an, not even while in a state of major ritual impurity. But there is evidence regarding the one in a state of major ritual impurity.
Shaykh 'Abd al-Aziz is now issuing a fatwa based on the position of absolute permissibility, that it is permissible for a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding to read the Qur'an absolutely. He says there is no specific evidence preventing her, and comparing her to the one in a state of major ritual impurity is with a difference, because the one in a state of major ritual impurity can perform the full ritual bath and the time is short, unlike menstruation and post-natal bleeding, which may last long. The custom of menstruation may be fifteen days, and post-natal bleeding, as you know, lasts up to forty days, so it becomes long for her. If she is prevented from the Qur'an, she is harmed. In any case, this is a matter that requires consideration. Does he have the boldness and daring to bear it? Allah guides him.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب نواقض الوضوء - 3 — islamhouse.com (35:37)

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