Fatwa ID: 05095

Answered by: Maulana Sibghat Ullah

Question

Can Muslim women make dua while on their periods?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

It is permissible for women to do duas, zikir and tasbeeh during the periods.[i]

It is impermissible to recite and touch the Holy Qur’an during her periods[ii], but it is permissible to recite verses from the Holy Qur’an with the intention of duas and not for recitation. [ii].

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Maulana Sibghat Ullah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

[i] Radul Mukhtar, vol 1, Book of Salah, Page 659, Maktabat ul waheediya:-and to do zikr of ALLAH, tasbeeh, visiting graves and eidgaah .. are allowed in periods.

[ii] Radul Mukhtar, vol 1, Book of Salah, Page 658-659, Maktabat ul Waheediya:- it is impermissible to touch and recite Quran during periods.