What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity? And what is the authenticity of the hadith: (A person in a state of major ritual impurity or a menstruating woman does not recite the Qur'an)?

The Shaykh : As for what concerns the topic of the—what is the second topic? Yes?

The questioner : Reciting the Qur'an.

The Shaykh : Reciting the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity; here we say—also—that there is no evidence that forbids a Muslim from reciting the Qur'an while not in a state of ritual purity; except for hadiths, or some hadiths, that do not constitute a proof, such as the hadith narrated by al-Tirmidhi in his Sunan from Ibn 'Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , , except that al-Tirmidhi himself weakened this hadith when he traced it to its sources, and indeed Imam Ahmad said: "It is an invalid hadith"; so since that is the case, it is not permissible to cite it as proof to establish a legal ruling, especially in the matter of prohibition.
Added to the fact that the chain of narration of the hadith is weak and does not constitute a proof, is that there are authentic hadiths that contradict it, and as you heard, it speaks of two categories of those obligated: the person in a state of major ritual impurity and the menstruating woman. As for what concerns the person in a state of major ritual impurity, there is the hadith of the Lady 'A'ishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) "would recite the Qur'an in all his states or times," "he would remember Allah in all his times." This hadith was narrated by Muslim in the Sahih. There is no doubt that the first thing that comes to mind from the Lady 'A'ishah's statement "he would remember Allah" is the recitation of the Qur'an; because it is the original form of remembrance, as He (Glorified and Exalted is He) said: . What is this remembrance? The Qur'an; so when the Lady 'A'ishah says: "he would remember Allah in all his times" ...