Fatwa ID: 08181

Answered by:
Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat

Question:
Has any one of our Ulema given permission for older girls doing Hifz to carry on reciting/memorizing whilst in the state of Haidh? Maybe taking the Maliki opinion based on Daroorah?

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

According to the Ahnaaf Ulamaa, the reason for refraining from reciting the Qur’an during menstruation is due to the state of Hukmi najasah (ritual impurity) that it entails. Therefore, a woman in this state is not permitted to recite the Qur’an or touch the Quran, under the direction of the Quranic verse:

لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ (79 Waqiah)
Not to be touched unless by the pure (Surah Waqiah).

However, in the case of Hifz Ud Din (preserving religious knowledge), scholars have suggested that while she must not touch the words of the Qur’an, she may recite it in shorter segments, pausing between words, to aid in retaining her memorisation.

And yes, Imam Mālik permitted the recitation of the Qur’an during menstruation, except when in a state of Janabah (major ritual impurity).

In answer to your question about using the Maliki school in terms of Daroorah, you would not be advised to ‘swap’ schools of thought when you feel the need arises. It would still be advisable for you to follow the Ahnaaf school of thought if that is the school you follow.

I hope that this answers the question.

Only Allah knows best.

Written by
Alimah Shireen Mangera-Badat

Checked and approved by
Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham

[1] كذا الطهارة عن الحيض يجب أن يكون طهارة في غير] (٤) ………الحدث، ولأن الأحكام المذكورة في هذا الباب هي الأحكام المختصة بالأحداث لا بالأنجاس كحرمة قراءة/ ٢٦/ أ/ القرآن والطواف ودخول المسجد وغيرها

ص219 – كتاب النهاية في شرح الهداية السغناقي – باب الحيض والاستحاضة

[2] ……او رفع حرج لازم في الدين تحفيفا وتيسيرا……..

ص-٩-مقاصد الشريعة

[3] وَمِنْهَا أَنَّهَا لَا تَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ إلَّا عَلَى قَوْلِ مَالِكٍ – رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُجَوِّزُ لِلْحَائِضِ قِرَاءَةَ الْقُرْآنِ دُونَ الْجُنُبِ قَالَ: لِأَنَّ الْجُنُبَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى تَحْصِيلِ صِفَةِ الطَّهَارَةِ بِالِاغْتِسَالِ فَيَلْزَمُهُ تَقْدِيمُهُ عَلَى الْقِرَاءَةِ وَالْحَائِضُ عَاجِزَةٌ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَكَانَ لَهَا أَنْ تَقْرَأَ.

ص152 – كتاب المبسوط للسرخسي – فصل الأحكام التي تتعلق بالحيض