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Fatwa CenterReciting the Quran and Making Du'aa’ while in Menses
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Can Muslim women do Qiyaam al-Layel just reading Qur'an and Du'a to Allah in the last ten days of Ramadan, if she is on her period (bleeding)?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad 
is His slave and Messenger.
Some scholars including Imam Maalik are of the view that the menstruating woman is allowed to recite the Quran during her period.
This opinion is also reported from Ahmad ibn Hanbal and is one of Imam Ash-Shaafi'i's opinions about this matter. But this is in contradiction with the view of the majority of the scholars who forbid her to recite the Quran while in her period. But we believe that the most preponderant and sound opinion is that it is lawful for her to recite the Quran from her memory or read from a Mus'haf provided she does not touch the Mus'haf directly.
As for making Du'aa’ (supplication), she is allowed to make Du'aa’ while in her menstruation period anytime during the day or the night. There is no disagreement over this last issue.
For more benefit that a menstruating woman can recite the Quran, please refer to Fataawa 181903, 81639 and 86805.
Allah knows best.
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