I heard that whoever recites Surat al-Mulk every night will not be punished with the punishment of the grave. Is it permissible for me to read it from a book, or must I recite it from memory?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The author of this letter says: I heard that whoever recites Surat al-Mulk every night will not be punished with the punishment of the grave. Is it permissible for me to read it during my menstrual period, as part of the daily recitations found in a separate book, or is it necessary for me to recite it from memory?

Answer:
It is reported that a man recited Surat al-Mulk, and Allah protected him from the punishment of the grave. It is a surah of thirty verses, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. As for reciting it every night, I do not know of any evidence for that. A menstruating woman does not recite anything from the Qur'an. Neither a menstruating woman nor a woman in a state of major ritual impurity recites anything from the Qur'an until she performs the full ritual bath to remove the major state of impurity. However, she should continue with the recitation of the daily adhkar. If she recites some verses or parts of verses as a form of supplication, not as recitation of the Qur'an, but rather as a means of making du'a, there is no harm in her supplicating with what corresponds to the Qur'an.