Can a woman in Haidh and Nifaas read the Islamic Literature/Manzil?

[Bint e Aisha]

Can a woman in Haidh and Nifaas read the manzil?

 

Question and Answer:

Q. Can a woman in Haidh and Nifaas read the manzil? Ur reply will be greatly appreciated

 

(There may be grammatical and spelling errors in the above question. Questions are published as received)

 

 

A. The Manzil consists of some chapters of the Qur’an that are not in the form of Dua. Therefore, it will not be permissible for a person who is impure or a woman in the state of menstruation or Nifaas to recite the Manzil.

Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed

 

 

Fatwa Department
Jamiatul Ulama (KZN)
Council of Muslim Theologians

 

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[ummtaalib]

Can a woman in the state of Haidh touch any Islamic literature?

 

Q. Can a woman in the state of Haidh touch a book of Tafseer, Hadith, Duas or any book of Islamic literature?

 

(Question published as received)

 

A.It is permissible for a woman in the state of menses (Haidh) to read or touch any book except the Holy Quran. Therefore, a woman in menses may read or touch books of Tafseer, Hadith, Duas and Islamic literature in general.

 

This ruling is subject to the content of Quran being lesser than the content of Tafseer, Hadith, Duas and Islamic literature. In such a case, it will not be permissible for a woman in menses to touch the printed verses of the Holy Quran.

 

If, however, the content on Quran is more, then it will follow the ruling of touching the Quran i.e. it will not be permissible to touch it without Wudhu.

 

N.B. In normal circumstances, it is preferable (Mustahab) to touch such books in the state of Wudhu. (Shaami 1/177-Tahtaawi Ala Maraaqil Falaah 1/83-Ahsanul Fataawa 2/71)

 

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

 

Mufti Ismaeel Bassa

 

Confirmation:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

 

Fatwa Department
Jamiatul Ulama (KZN) 
Council of Muslim Theologians