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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the Qur'an a recommended good deed in all circumstances?

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The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. As for the statement that reading the Qur'an is a recommended good deed in all circumstances, we say it is correct. But is not prayer a recommended good deed in all circumstances? So, if a person wants to pray a voluntary prayer after 'Asr or after Fajr, we say, "Do not pray." It is the same with the Qur'an: we say that if a menstruating woman is prohibited from it, this is like the prohibited times for one who wants to pray. Likewise, if someone says, "Fasting is recommended at all times," then let a person fast on the days of Tashreeq and the days of 'Id. That is not possible because hadiths have come down. As for the menstruating woman, hadiths have come down, but they are weak, that she does not read the Qur'an. As for the one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), he does not read the Qur'an, and his hadiths are authentic that he does not read the Qur'an. This is from the wisdom of the Shari'ah so that the person hastens to perform the full ritual bath and rid himself of this state of major ritual impurity. As for menstruation, it is not by the woman's choice, so we do not say she does not read until she becomes pure. Do you understand? Yes. ... .
The reciter: In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book al-Sahih, in the chapter on the prayer of travelers and its shortening:
And it was narrated to us ...
Source alathar.net

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