Is it permissible for a woman in her menses to make zikr?
Question
i just wanted to know whether a woman in her menses can make zikr of Allah SWt?
Im habituated to read Names of allahSWT, Quranic Ayatas,Durood and some wazaifs..
Can i do the above Zikr ? or Is it a sin to make zikr during menses?Please carify in the light of Hadeeth… And please specify what to read or what not to during menses. Jazakallahu khair.
Answer
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
According to the Hanafi madhab, a woman in haidh is not permitted to recite the Qur’ān whether from memory or by using the Qur’ān.[1] This prohibition is clearly stated in a hadith. Rasūlullah (sallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has stated:
Translation: A woman who is her haidh (menstruation) and a person who is in the state of janābat (major impurity) should not recite anything from Qur’ān.[2]
However, it is permissible for a woman in menstruation to engage in dhikr and du‘ā’.[3] As such, she may recite those verses of the Qur’ān which are in the context of a du‘ā’, such as Sūrah Fātihah, Āyat al-Kursī, etc. However, the intention should be of du‘ā’ and not to recite the Qur’ān.[4]
And Allah Ta‘āla Knows Best
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
لاَ تَقْرَأِ الحَائِضُ، وَلاَ الجُنُبُ شَيْئًا مِنَ القُرْآنِ
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- Fahad Abdul Wahab (Student Darul Iftaa)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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