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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to go to the mosque when there are Qur'an memorization circles in the mosque?

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The questioner : Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to go to the mosque when there are Qur'an memorization circles in the mosque? I have asked a number of scholars, some of whom permitted it and some of whom forbade it. We ask for your guidance?

The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a menstruating woman to remain in the mosque. However, there is no harm in her passing through the mosque, provided she is safe from contaminating the mosque with the blood that comes from her. If it is not permissible for her to stay in the mosque, then it is not lawful for her to go to listen to the circle of dhikr and the recitation of the Qur'an, except if there is a place outside the mosque where the sound reaches her via a loudspeaker; in that case, there is no harm. That is, there is no harm in a woman listening to the dhikr and the recitation of the Qur'an, as it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
That he used to lean on the lap of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and recite the Qur'an while she was menstruating. أنه كان يتكئ في حجر عائشة فيقرأ القرآن وهي حائض
As for going to the mosque to remain in it to listen to these dhikr or the recitation, that is not permissible. For this reason:
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed during the Farewell Pilgrimage that Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) was menstruating, he said: "Is she staying behind with us?" — he thought (peace and blessings be upon him) that she had not performed the Tawaf of Farewell — so they said that she had already performed the Tawaf of Farewell. لما أبلغ النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام في حجة الوداع أن صفية كانت حائضاً قال : أحابستنا هي ؟ _ ظن صلى الله عليه وسلم أنها لم تطف طواف الإفاضة _ فقالوا إنها قد أفاضت
This indicates that it is not permissible to remain in the mosque, even for worship.
Source alathar.net

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