Fatwa #3248023 March 2015Canada
Reading English Quran during menstrual cycle
Question
Can we read English Quran (which has mentioned God instead of Allah) and which does not have any Arabic Quranic verses during menstrual cycle? And can we do zikar of memorized surah during menstrual cycle?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In essence, an only English translation of the Quran in which there is no Arabic is not permissible to publish. Furthermore, there is consensus of all the Fuqaha (jurists) on this.[1]
It is not permissible to recite the Quran in the state of Janabah (impurity), regardless of whether the state of uncleanliness be due to sexual defilement, or menstrual/post partum bleeding.
If a woman has memorized the Quran, and there is fear of her forgetting the Quran, due to not being able to recite during the menstrual period, then she has two options:
- She may use a cloth to hold the Quran and recite in her mind without moving her lips.
- She may listen to someone reciting the Quran, or she may listen to a CD recording of the Quran.
Attached is a link to our detailed research on the translation of the Quran without the Arabic text being impermissible:
http://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/19640#_edn1
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Abdullah Ghadai
Student Darul Iftaa
Michigan, U.S.A
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
[1] التجنيس والمزيد, ج.١, ص.٤٧٧, ادراة القران والعلوم الاسلامية(
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