What is the ruling on reciting the Qur'an for one in a state of major ritual impurity and a menstruating woman?
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The questioner : Does one in a state of major ritual impurity recite the Qur'an and carry it...?
The Shaykh : It is permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity to recite the Qur'an, just as it is permissible for a memorizer. However, the one in a state of major ritual impurity differs from the menstruating woman in one aspect of this ruling: it is disliked for the one in a state of major ritual impurity to recite the Qur'an while in that state, and he must perform the full ritual bath. As for the menstruating woman, since she cannot purify herself until her period ends, she is not deprived of reciting the Qur'an and the reward that a Muslim receives from this recitation. Therefore, although the one in a state of major ritual impurity shares with the menstruating woman the ruling that recitation is permissible, he differs from her in that he is able to purify himself and perform the full ritual bath. Consequently, if he does not do so and recites while in a state of major ritual impurity, his recitation is disliked. However, we do not say that this recitation by the one in a state of major ritual impurity is forbidden, as the majority of scholars hold, because the hadith prohibiting the recitation of the Qur'an by one in a state of major ritual impurity is not authentic.
We said it is only disliked for two reasons:
The first is that recitation in a state of ritual purity is undoubtedly better than recitation in a state of major ritual impurity.
The second reason, which is stronger, is what is established in Sunan Abu Dawud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the ablution for prayer, urinated one day, and a man met him and greeted him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) hurried to the wall and performed dry ablution with clean earth, then turned to the man and said:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 3:139; meaning: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked returning the greeting to the one who greeted him unless he was in a state of ritual purity, even though there was only the greeting involved. So if it is disliked in the sight of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite the Qur'an, in part or in whole, while in a state of major ritual impurity, it is even more so that it is disliked; because if saying "And upon you be peace" is disliked without purity, then saying [Al-Hashr 59:24] and so on, where the verse mentions the greeting of the faithful, the trustworthy, is even more deserving of being disliked. Therefore, we say it is permissible for the one in a state of major ritual impurity to recite the Qur'an while in that state, because no prohibition has come; while we say it is disliked due to what we mentioned of his saying (peace be upon him): Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 3:139.
Other than that?
The Shaykh : It is permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity to recite the Qur'an, just as it is permissible for a memorizer. However, the one in a state of major ritual impurity differs from the menstruating woman in one aspect of this ruling: it is disliked for the one in a state of major ritual impurity to recite the Qur'an while in that state, and he must perform the full ritual bath. As for the menstruating woman, since she cannot purify herself until her period ends, she is not deprived of reciting the Qur'an and the reward that a Muslim receives from this recitation. Therefore, although the one in a state of major ritual impurity shares with the menstruating woman the ruling that recitation is permissible, he differs from her in that he is able to purify himself and perform the full ritual bath. Consequently, if he does not do so and recites while in a state of major ritual impurity, his recitation is disliked. However, we do not say that this recitation by the one in a state of major ritual impurity is forbidden, as the majority of scholars hold, because the hadith prohibiting the recitation of the Qur'an by one in a state of major ritual impurity is not authentic.
We said it is only disliked for two reasons:
The first is that recitation in a state of ritual purity is undoubtedly better than recitation in a state of major ritual impurity.
The second reason, which is stronger, is what is established in Sunan Abu Dawud that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the ablution for prayer, urinated one day, and a man met him and greeted him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) hurried to the wall and performed dry ablution with clean earth, then turned to the man and said:
And upon you be peace. I disliked to mention Allah except in a state of purity.
وعليكم السلام ، إني كرهتُ أن أذكُرَ الله إلا على طهرHe is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the best names
هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىI disliked to mention Allah except in a state of purity.
إني كرهتُ أن أذكُرَ الله إلا على طهرOther than that?
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