Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Noble Qur'an?
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Question:
Is it not permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter:
Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group of scholars said: If she fears forgetting it, she should recite it, or recitation is obligatory upon her according to one of the opinions.
And the most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that she should recite; because her period lasts a long time, the duration of menstruation and post-natal bleeding is long, it is not like the state of major ritual impurity, and a menstruating woman should not be compared to one in a state of major ritual impurity. So the most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that she should recite from memory. This is the stronger position in terms of evidence; she should recite from memory. And if there is a need to consult the mushaf, she should consult it from behind gloves, from behind a barrier. It is not permissible to compare her to one in a state of major ritual impurity. The duration of major ritual impurity is short; one takes a bath and it is over. There is no basis for this analogy.
As for the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 131Da'if (Darussalam) it is a weak hadith; because it is narrated by Isma'il ibn 'Iyash, from Musa ibn 'Uqbah, and Isma'il is weak in narrations from the Hijazis according to the scholars, and the analogy is defective.
Q: If she is permitted to recite the Qur'an, why is she not permitted to touch the mushaf without a barrier?
A: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited touching the mushaf for one who is in a state of minor ritual impurity, so how much more so for one in a state of major ritual impurity? Touching the mushaf is prohibited for one who is in a state of minor ritual impurity, so it is even more prohibited for one in a state of major ritual impurity.
Q: What is narrated from Hudhayfah regarding the permissibility of recitation for a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding?
A: I do not recall anything. I say: I do not know of anything. But the correct view is that it is permissible; because the analogy is defective, comparing her to one in a state of major ritual impurity is not valid, and there is no text that prevents her. But without a barrier, if she needs to touch it, it should be without a barrier.
Is it not permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur'an?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this matter:
Shaykh Taqi al-Din (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group of scholars said: If she fears forgetting it, she should recite it, or recitation is obligatory upon her according to one of the opinions.
And the most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that she should recite; because her period lasts a long time, the duration of menstruation and post-natal bleeding is long, it is not like the state of major ritual impurity, and a menstruating woman should not be compared to one in a state of major ritual impurity. So the most likely view, and Allah knows best, is that she should recite from memory. This is the stronger position in terms of evidence; she should recite from memory. And if there is a need to consult the mushaf, she should consult it from behind gloves, from behind a barrier. It is not permissible to compare her to one in a state of major ritual impurity. The duration of major ritual impurity is short; one takes a bath and it is over. There is no basis for this analogy.
As for the hadith:
The menstruating woman does not recite - nor the Junub - anything from the Qur'an.
لا تقرأ الحائضُ ولا الجنبُ شيئًا من القرآنQ: If she is permitted to recite the Qur'an, why is she not permitted to touch the mushaf without a barrier?
A: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited touching the mushaf for one who is in a state of minor ritual impurity, so how much more so for one in a state of major ritual impurity? Touching the mushaf is prohibited for one who is in a state of minor ritual impurity, so it is even more prohibited for one in a state of major ritual impurity.
Q: What is narrated from Hudhayfah regarding the permissibility of recitation for a menstruating woman and a woman with post-natal bleeding?
A: I do not recall anything. I say: I do not know of anything. But the correct view is that it is permissible; because the analogy is defective, comparing her to one in a state of major ritual impurity is not valid, and there is no text that prevents her. But without a barrier, if she needs to touch it, it should be without a barrier.
Source
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