The ruling on a menstruating woman reciting without touching the mushaf
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Question:
What is the ruling on a teacher reciting the Qur'an to female students without touching the mushaf, except through a handkerchief, if she is not in a state of ritual purity—that is, during menstruation? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is considerable scholarly disagreement on this issue. Some scholars reported that the majority view is that it is not permissible for her to recite while menstruating or in post-natal bleeding. A group of scholars held that it is permissible without touching the mushaf, and this is the stronger position. This is because she is not like one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). The one in a state of major ritual impurity can perform the full ritual bath (ghusl) and recite immediately. The one in a state of major ritual impurity is prohibited from reciting, as in the authentic hadith: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not prevented from the Qur'an by anything except major ritual impurity." As for the menstruating woman and the woman in post-natal bleeding, their periods are long; they are not like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, and there is no clear evidence prohibiting them.
Therefore, the correct view is that it is permissible for her to recite from memory without touching the mushaf. If there is a need to touch it through a barrier, or for someone else to hold the mushaf so that she can be corrected in what she gets wrong, there is no harm. However, touching the mushaf with her hand without a barrier is not permissible until she becomes ritually pure. But reciting from memory, there is no blame on her.
As for the hadith in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:, which Abu Dawud narrated, this is a weak hadith according to the scholars. It is narrated by Isma'il ibn 'Iyash from Musa ibn 'Uqbah, and Isma'il is considered weak by the scholars in what he narrates from the people of the Hijaz—that is, other than the people of Sham.
The point is that the hadith on this matter is weak. The correct view is that there is no obstacle to a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an from memory: such as a teacher, or a student taking an exam, or in other cases. But without touching the mushaf. If there is a need to touch a mushaf through a barrier, such as gloves, a towel, a thick handkerchief, or something similar, when there is a need, the closest view is that it is permissible.
What is the ruling on a teacher reciting the Qur'an to female students without touching the mushaf, except through a handkerchief, if she is not in a state of ritual purity—that is, during menstruation? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is considerable scholarly disagreement on this issue. Some scholars reported that the majority view is that it is not permissible for her to recite while menstruating or in post-natal bleeding. A group of scholars held that it is permissible without touching the mushaf, and this is the stronger position. This is because she is not like one in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). The one in a state of major ritual impurity can perform the full ritual bath (ghusl) and recite immediately. The one in a state of major ritual impurity is prohibited from reciting, as in the authentic hadith: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not prevented from the Qur'an by anything except major ritual impurity." As for the menstruating woman and the woman in post-natal bleeding, their periods are long; they are not like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, and there is no clear evidence prohibiting them.
Therefore, the correct view is that it is permissible for her to recite from memory without touching the mushaf. If there is a need to touch it through a barrier, or for someone else to hold the mushaf so that she can be corrected in what she gets wrong, there is no harm. However, touching the mushaf with her hand without a barrier is not permissible until she becomes ritually pure. But reciting from memory, there is no blame on her.
As for the hadith in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The one in a state of major ritual impurity and the menstruating woman do not recite anything from the Qur'an
لا يقرأ الجنبُ والحائضُ شيئًا من القرآنThe point is that the hadith on this matter is weak. The correct view is that there is no obstacle to a menstruating woman reciting the Qur'an from memory: such as a teacher, or a student taking an exam, or in other cases. But without touching the mushaf. If there is a need to touch a mushaf through a barrier, such as gloves, a towel, a thick handkerchief, or something similar, when there is a need, the closest view is that it is permissible.
Source
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