1st May 2013
Question– a) A menstruating woman can’t recite the Qur’ān but some of the daily duas are in the Qur’ān e.g. ayatul qursi, 4 qul, driving dua can I read these for the purpose of Du’ā or would I need to break them up?
- b) Should a menstruating woman do wudhu, sit in place of her Salāh and perform zikr so not to break the habit of Salāh times? Is it wrong to sit on a musala?
- c) Can a menstruating woman enter a masjid for the purpose of listening to bayāns?
- d) What is the best thing for a menstruating woman to read during the time she is not able to perform Salāh or read the Qur’ān?
الجواب حامداً و مصلياً
In the name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
- a) It is permissible for a menstruating woman to recite adhkār or some verses of the Holy Qur’ān without the intention recitation like the Mu’awwadhatain (Surah al-Falaq & Nās) for protection and so on.[1]
- sb) It is permissible and recommended by the scholars to do such thing. Purity is not essential in order to sit on the Musallah.[2]
- c) No, she cannot.[3]
- d) No specific Du’ā or Dhikr is prescribed. Rather to engage in reciting general Adhkār, Durood Shareef and so on.
[Allāh Knows Best]
Written by (Mufti) Abdul Waheed
Answer Attested by Shaykh Mufti Saiful Islam
JKN Fatawa Department
[1] Durrul Mukhtar, Babul Haidh, pg 44
(وَلَا بَأْسَ) لِحَائِضٍ وَجُنُبٍ (بِقِرَاءَةِ أَدْعِيَةٍ وَمَسِّهَا وَحَمْلِهَا وَذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى، وَتَسْبِيحٍ) وَزِيَارَةِ قُبُورٍ، وَدُخُولِ مُصَلَّى عِيدٍ
[2] Fatawa Hindiyyah, Kitabul Taharat, Bab Dima al-Mukhtassati bin Nisa, vol 1 p.42
وَيُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْحَائِضِ إذَا دَخَلَ وَقْتُ الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تَتَوَضَّأَ وَتَجْلِسَ عِنْدَ مَسْجِدِ بَيْتِهَا تُسَبِّحُ وَتُهَلِّلُ قَدْرَ مَا يُمْكِنُهَا أَدَاءَ الصَّلَاةِ لَوْ كَانَتْ طَاهِرَةً.
[3] Durrul Mukhtar, Babul Haidh, pg 44
(وَ) يَمْنَعُ حِلَّ (دُخُولِ مَسْجِدٍ)