Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to review the Qur'an?
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Question : Shaykh Muhammad, this questioner says that she is studying in a Qur'an memorization program. Can she review the Qur'an while she is menstruating and has her period?
Answer : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. If she does not touch the mushaf but reviews it from behind a barrier, there is nothing wrong with that. As for reciting the Qur'an, if there is a need for it, such that she fears she will forget it if she does not recite it, there is nothing wrong with her reciting it. Likewise, if she is a teacher who needs to recite it to teach the girls, there is nothing wrong with that either. However, if she wants to recite it as an act of worship, it is better that she not recite it, because the scholars differ on the permissibility of a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. Yes.
Answer : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. If she does not touch the mushaf but reviews it from behind a barrier, there is nothing wrong with that. As for reciting the Qur'an, if there is a need for it, such that she fears she will forget it if she does not recite it, there is nothing wrong with her reciting it. Likewise, if she is a teacher who needs to recite it to teach the girls, there is nothing wrong with that either. However, if she wants to recite it as an act of worship, it is better that she not recite it, because the scholars differ on the permissibility of a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2048- هل يجوز للحائض ان تراجع القرآن ؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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