Fatwa ID: 08874
Answered by Muftiyah Shireen Mangera-Badat
Question:
What are your thoughts on allowing a female Maliki student to recite and touch the Qur’an during her menses in a female Hifz classes with majority desi-Hanafi students?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Although the Maliki school of thought permits the recitation of the Quran,[1] it would be courteous to adhere to the majority’s preference out of respect.
Respecting the Majority Practice:
Ihtiram Mumarisa holds that in an environment where a particular madhhab is in place (particularly one linked to institutional policies), people are urged to follow its external regulations, even if they adhere to their own beliefs internally.
Therefore, it would be summarised as preventing harm would take precedence over bringing benefit.[2] I’m sure if this was explained to her, there would be no grievances and she would make this allowance.
References:
[1] [1] 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.
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Written by Muftiyah Shireen Mangera-Badat
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
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