Ruling on the Recitation of the Qur'an by a Woman in Menstruation
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Does a woman in menstruation recite the Qur'an?
A woman in menstruation does not recite the Qur'an except for a pressing need or public benefit. A pressing need is, for example, if she fears forgetting it, or if she is a teacher who recites the Qur'an to female students, or if she is a student who recites to her teacher what she has memorized of the Qur'an. This is a pressing need. If there is a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. Or if a woman fears that she will forget the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with her reciting the Qur'an. Other than that, it is better that she not recite. Among the public benefits and pressing needs are the regular recitations, such as the Verse of the Throne, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, and Surat al-Nas, so she recites them.
A woman in menstruation does not recite the Qur'an except for a pressing need or public benefit. A pressing need is, for example, if she fears forgetting it, or if she is a teacher who recites the Qur'an to female students, or if she is a student who recites to her teacher what she has memorized of the Qur'an. This is a pressing need. If there is a pressing need, there is nothing wrong with it. Or if a woman fears that she will forget the Qur'an, there is nothing wrong with her reciting the Qur'an. Other than that, it is better that she not recite. Among the public benefits and pressing needs are the regular recitations, such as the Verse of the Throne, Surat al-Ikhlas, Surat al-Falaq, and Surat al-Nas, so she recites them.