Menses quran
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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Dear brother
Asak
You can imagine my plight when Two people that i trust the most in
matters of religion (yourself and Brother Abdul hamid from markaz al
furqan)give me replies that are poles apart.Hamid bhai says that a woman
can touch the quran with gloves during menses and your forum says a strict no.
I request you to kindly contact him at (its a
Jazzakallah khair
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Answer:
Menses
quran
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Beloved
and dear Brother in Islam, we seek your forgiveness and the forgiveness of
Allah Subhanah if anything that we have said has been the root of any confusion
or misunderstanding in the deen. Brother
Shaikh Abdul Hamid is indeed a great scholar and a personal and close friend
and brother of ours. May Allah Subhanah
reward him generously in this world and the Hereafter for the good deeds he
does in the noble Cause of Allah Subhanah.
Beloved
brother, we are quoting below for your reference the answer 646 verbatim from
our archive, where we have clearly mentioned the exact same opinion as given by
our brother, Shaikh Abdul Hamid, that a woman may touch the Glorious Quran with
gloves during her menses, provided she is engaged in the either the studying or
the teaching of the Quran.
But under
normal circumstances, it would be prudent for a woman to abstain from touching
the Quran, so as to be in complete obedience of the command of Allah Subhanah:
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 56 Surah Waqiah verses 77-80:
77 That this is indeed a Qur'an most honorable
78 In a Book well-guarded
79 Which none shall touch but those who are clean (and pure):
80 A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds.
Ref:
Archive answer 646:
What is the most preferred opinion/ruling
regarding women who are in their menstrual period and touching/reading the
Qur`aan? What if a female is studying hifz? Are the use of gloves permissible
in handling the Qur`aan?
This is a issue on which the scholars of Islam have a difference of
opinion. The best and most accepted
opinion is that a women who is in their menstrual period should abstain from
touching the Quran, until she has
purified herself.
Most of the scholars are of the opinion that there is no harm for a
woman, who is in her menstrual
period, to recite the Quran from memory.
Your Question: What if a female is studying
hifz? Are the use of gloves permissible in handling the Qur`aan?
If the woman is studying hifz and fears that she might
forget if not rehearsed, or is a Quranic teacher and needs to teach, etc.; under these special circumstances the
scholars are of the opinion that there is no harm if the woman in her menstrual
period, touches the Quran, but she must wear gloves while doing
so.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister