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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it forbidden for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an 2

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Question : Now, if someone were to say: Since the scholars differ on this and there are hadiths, even if they are weak, why do we not make the ruling dependent on or suspended by the state of the woman?

Answer : If a menstruating woman needs to recite the Qur'an, such as for her daily devotional recitations, or to retain what she has memorized so she does not forget it, or if she needs to teach her children or the daughters of the mujahideen, then we permit her to do so. As for when there is a need, what do we adopt? Rather, we take the more cautious approach and tell her to recite dhikr (remembrance of Allah) that mentions Allah the Exalted by name, other than the Qur'an. If one were to adopt this, it would be a very strong position. We now have three schools of thought: absolute prohibition, absolute permissibility, and the middle position. Is absolute permissibility stronger than the others? It is absolute. And the consideration remains between absolute permissibility, the middle position, and the prohibition.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 552هل يحرم على الحائض قراءة القرآن2📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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