Question:
Asalaamu Alaikum,
Is it permissible to help my son in Quran while on my menses without touching the Quran but using a pen/pencil to turn the pages? If he is stuck on an ayah can I start it of?
Jazakallah
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Recitation of even a single verse of the Holy Quran is prohibited during Haidh (menses).
“The menstruating woman and the ritually impure person should not read anything from the Quran” (Tirmidhi)
Reading less than a verse without the intention of reciting the Quran (Tilaawah) is permissible, such as reciting Alhamdulillah “All praise is for Allah,” with the intention of gratitude or the recitation of Bismillah “In the name of Allah,” before eating.
It is permissible to recite a verse or more with the intention of supplication (dua) e.g. Ayatul Kursi. Non-dua verses may not be recited.
If a woman is teaching Quran to others, then it will be permissible for her to spell out the words bit by bit and not recite the entire verse altogether. She can hold the Quran with a cloth, open it in front of her and read it in her heart without uttering the words of Quraan– she can go over the lines using a pen rather than her finger.
If someone else is doing tilaawah or a recording, she can sit and listen.
It is permissible to take the name of Allah, sit on the prayer mat, read duas, send salutations and blessings (salawat) on the Messenger of Allah (Salallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), to recite prayers of forgiveness (istighfar), or any other dhikr (remembrance).
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best.
Mufti Arshad Ali
Darul Iftaa, Jaamia Madinatul Uloom (Trinidad)
