Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Qur'an from memory while she is menstruating?
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Question: Is it permissible for a woman to recite the Qur'an from memory while she is menstruating? And if this is not permissible, does she commit a sin if she teaches her children the Qur'an, especially if they are in school during menstruation? Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an, neither from the mushaf nor from memory; because she is in a state of major ritual impurity, and one who is in a state of major ritual impurity, such as menstruation
or janabah, is not permitted to recite the Qur'an; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to refrain from reciting the Qur'an when he was in a state of janabah, and menstruation is a major ritual impurity like janabah that prevents the recitation of the Qur'an. However, in the case of fear of forgetting, if the menstruating woman memorizes surahs of the Qur'an, or memorizes the Qur'an, and she fears that if she leaves off recitation she will forget; because the duration of menstruation is long, then there is no harm in her reading in this case; because this is from the necessities; because if she left reading the Qur'an she would forget it, so in this case it is permissible for her to read it to preserve it in her memory. Likewise, the student, if the time for the exam in the Qur'an subject comes and she is menstruating and her menstruation extends, and it is not possible for her to take the exam after the end of menstruation, then there is no harm in her reading it for the exam; because if she left it, the exam would be missed for her, and she would fail in the Qur'an, and this would harm her, so in this case as well it is permissible for the student to read the Qur'an to take the exam; because this is from the necessity, and Allah the Exalted knows best.
Answer: It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an, neither from the mushaf nor from memory; because she is in a state of major ritual impurity, and one who is in a state of major ritual impurity, such as menstruation
or janabah, is not permitted to recite the Qur'an; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to refrain from reciting the Qur'an when he was in a state of janabah, and menstruation is a major ritual impurity like janabah that prevents the recitation of the Qur'an. However, in the case of fear of forgetting, if the menstruating woman memorizes surahs of the Qur'an, or memorizes the Qur'an, and she fears that if she leaves off recitation she will forget; because the duration of menstruation is long, then there is no harm in her reading in this case; because this is from the necessities; because if she left reading the Qur'an she would forget it, so in this case it is permissible for her to read it to preserve it in her memory. Likewise, the student, if the time for the exam in the Qur'an subject comes and she is menstruating and her menstruation extends, and it is not possible for her to take the exam after the end of menstruation, then there is no harm in her reading it for the exam; because if she left it, the exam would be missed for her, and she would fail in the Qur'an, and this would harm her, so in this case as well it is permissible for the student to read the Qur'an to take the exam; because this is from the necessity, and Allah the Exalted knows best.