If a menstruating woman fears that her period will be prolonged, how should she proceed regarding the recitation of the Qur'an?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The menstruating woman or the woman in post-natal bleeding.
The Shaykh : The menstruating woman, what is the matter with her? The menstruating woman, what is the matter with her?
The questioner : If she fears that the duration of menstruation will be prolonged.
The Shaykh : If she fears that the duration of menstruation will be prolonged.
The questioner : So she will forget the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : So she will forget what?
The questioner : So she will forget the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : No, the correct view is that a menstruating woman may recite the Qur'an, because there is no authentic, explicit Sunnah prohibiting her from doing so. However, given that the disagreement among scholars on this issue is strong, she should not recite it except out of necessity, such as if she is a teacher or a student, or if she fears forgetting it, or if she is responding to her children, or similar situations.
The questioner : The menstruating woman or the woman in post-natal bleeding.
The Shaykh : The menstruating woman, what is the matter with her? The menstruating woman, what is the matter with her?
The questioner : If she fears that the duration of menstruation will be prolonged.
The Shaykh : If she fears that the duration of menstruation will be prolonged.
The questioner : So she will forget the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : So she will forget what?
The questioner : So she will forget the Qur'an.
The Shaykh : No, the correct view is that a menstruating woman may recite the Qur'an, because there is no authentic, explicit Sunnah prohibiting her from doing so. However, given that the disagreement among scholars on this issue is strong, she should not recite it except out of necessity, such as if she is a teacher or a student, or if she fears forgetting it, or if she is responding to her children, or similar situations.