She also says: I have been accustomed since childhood to reciting Surat al-Mulk every night. Is it permissible to recite it when afflicted with the monthly excuse?
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The questioner : I have been accustomed since childhood to regularly reciting Surat al-Mulk every night. Is it valid to recite it when afflicted with the monthly excuse?
The Shaykh : Yes. This is based on the disagreement among the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, regarding a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. The scholars differed on the permissibility of a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. Some permitted it based on the original ruling and the texts indicating the virtue of reciting the Qur'an.
Some of them prohibited this, meaning they prohibited the menstruating woman from reciting the Qur'an, based on hadiths that have been reported on this matter. However, there are no authentic, explicit hadiths indicating the prohibition of the menstruating woman from reciting the Qur'an. Accordingly, the original ruling is that it is permissible for the menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an. However, given that hadiths have been reported, even if there is discussion regarding them, prohibiting her from reciting, I think that a woman should not recite the Qur'an except out of necessity, such as if she fears forgetting it, or if she is a teacher or a student, or if she is reciting the regular portions she was accustomed to reciting. As for if she recites the Qur'an merely for the sake of recitation and reward, it is better that she not recite, in light of the hadiths reported on this matter and to avoid the disagreement among scholars. This is a middle position that does not absolutely prohibit her, nor does it absolutely grant her a dispensation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the last question from the listener, she says.
The Shaykh : Yes. This is based on the disagreement among the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, regarding a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. The scholars differed on the permissibility of a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an. Some permitted it based on the original ruling and the texts indicating the virtue of reciting the Qur'an.
Some of them prohibited this, meaning they prohibited the menstruating woman from reciting the Qur'an, based on hadiths that have been reported on this matter. However, there are no authentic, explicit hadiths indicating the prohibition of the menstruating woman from reciting the Qur'an. Accordingly, the original ruling is that it is permissible for the menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an. However, given that hadiths have been reported, even if there is discussion regarding them, prohibiting her from reciting, I think that a woman should not recite the Qur'an except out of necessity, such as if she fears forgetting it, or if she is a teacher or a student, or if she is reciting the regular portions she was accustomed to reciting. As for if she recites the Qur'an merely for the sake of recitation and reward, it is better that she not recite, in light of the hadiths reported on this matter and to avoid the disagreement among scholars. This is a middle position that does not absolutely prohibit her, nor does it absolutely grant her a dispensation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In the last question from the listener, she says.