What to do if the last ten days of Ramadan catch a woman while she is menstruating and she wants to recite the Qur'an
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. After this, a message reached the program from Jordan, sent by one of the sisters, who says: Your sister in Islam, Amal. Our sister has a case, and she says: We know, Honorable Shaykh, the virtue of Laylat al-Qadr in the blessed month of Ramadan, and the virtue of keeping this blessed night awake. It begins in the last ten days of the month. But my problem is that my monthly period comes in these blessed days, so I cannot fast or touch the Qur'an and make du'a. Is it permissible to take a bath and perform wudu correctly, hold the Qur'an through gloves, and recite the Qur'an and make du'a in this blessed night, and stand in night prayer? And how can a woman keep this night awake if she is excused during its known times? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
First, the one who is excused, if her intention is good, and were it not for the excuse that prevented her from performing the act of worship, she would have done it, she is rewarded for her intention because the excuse held her back. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, rewards her for her intention. As long as you intend to worship in these ten days, which is standing in night prayer and tahajjud, but the excuse held you back, and you also intend to recite the Qur'an, but the excuse of menstruation prevented you from doing so, then Allah, Exalted is He, writes for you the reward of what you intended, because you are excused. Second, regarding what you mentioned about wudu, ghusl, and night prayer while you are menstruating, all of this is not permissible, and reciting the Qur'an from the mushaf, all of this is not permissible. It is not valid for you while you are menstruating. But du'a does not require purity, so strive in du'a and seeking forgiveness, and persist with Allah, Exalted is He, in these blessed nights, especially the nights in which Laylat al-Qadr is expected. Strive in du'a, and... and du'a does not require purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. She also asks about her sisters who find themselves in the same situation, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as we mentioned, we say the ruling is the same for all of them.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. After this, a message reached the program from Jordan, sent by one of the sisters, who says: Your sister in Islam, Amal. Our sister has a case, and she says: We know, Honorable Shaykh, the virtue of Laylat al-Qadr in the blessed month of Ramadan, and the virtue of keeping this blessed night awake. It begins in the last ten days of the month. But my problem is that my monthly period comes in these blessed days, so I cannot fast or touch the Qur'an and make du'a. Is it permissible to take a bath and perform wudu correctly, hold the Qur'an through gloves, and recite the Qur'an and make du'a in this blessed night, and stand in night prayer? And how can a woman keep this night awake if she is excused during its known times? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
First, the one who is excused, if her intention is good, and were it not for the excuse that prevented her from performing the act of worship, she would have done it, she is rewarded for her intention because the excuse held her back. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, rewards her for her intention. As long as you intend to worship in these ten days, which is standing in night prayer and tahajjud, but the excuse held you back, and you also intend to recite the Qur'an, but the excuse of menstruation prevented you from doing so, then Allah, Exalted is He, writes for you the reward of what you intended, because you are excused. Second, regarding what you mentioned about wudu, ghusl, and night prayer while you are menstruating, all of this is not permissible, and reciting the Qur'an from the mushaf, all of this is not permissible. It is not valid for you while you are menstruating. But du'a does not require purity, so strive in du'a and seeking forgiveness, and persist with Allah, Exalted is He, in these blessed nights, especially the nights in which Laylat al-Qadr is expected. Strive in du'a, and... and du'a does not require purity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. She also asks about her sisters who find themselves in the same situation, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as we mentioned, we say the ruling is the same for all of them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4276- ما تفعله من أدركتها العشر الأواخر من رمضان وهي حائض وتريد قراءة القرآن - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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