Sunna observance

[Ladybug3478]

Hello,

In Islam - are the same observances for the Quran also taken for the Sunna and Hadith? I'm referring to woman not touching the Quran during that time of the month/ her not so clean days etc...?

Just realized that I'm not sure what those observances are except the following...

1. Wash hands before touching Quran
2. Keep Quran in a high place
3. Women not to touch during menstration.
4. Don't bring in bathroom

What else is there? Is what I listed correct? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.

Also, is there a way or word to respectfully reference a woman's menstrual cycle?

Thanks

 

[mhamzah]

Hello,

In Islam - are the same observances for the Quran also taken for the Sunna and Hadith? I'm referring to woman not touching the Quran during that time of the month/ her not so clean days etc...?

Just realized that I'm not sure what those observances are except the following...

1. Wash hands before touching Quran
2. Keep Quran in a high place
3. Women not to touch during menstration.
4. Don't bring in bathroom

What else is there? Is what I listed correct? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.

Also, is there a way or word to respectfully reference a woman's menstrual cycle?

Thanks

Q9. Are menstruating women permitted to recite Surah Fatiha, Ikhlaas, Falak, Nas and Ayatul Kursi at night before going to sleep ? Can menstruating women touch and read the Qur'an ? Does this word in the Qur'an 'Mutahhareen' (none can touch except those who are clean) relate to the Qur'an or to the Tablet Preserved (Lauh-a-Mehfuz) ? Is one allowed to touch Qur'an without wudhu ? Please explain with reference to Hadith.

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A9. The Glorious Qur'an says : "That this is indeed a Qur'an most honorable in a book well guarded which none shall touch but those who are clean : A Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds." (Surah Al-Waqi'a, 56:77-80)

The Kitabim Maknoon mentioned in the above mentioned verse does not refer to the holy Qur'an in the book form, which we have, and the word Mutahhareen does not merely refer to cleanliness of the body.

Kitabim Maknoon means a book well guarded or a protected book. This word refers to Lauh-e-Mahfooz in heaven, which is also mentioned in the following verse "Nay this is a Glorious Qur'an (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!" (Surah Al-Buruj, 85:21 & 22)

Mutahhareen does not refer to mere body cleanliness but also refers to those who do not have any uncleanliness or impurity like sin and evil, thus referring to the angels. According to the commentary of Tabari, Mutahhareen means the angels.

According to Ibne Hazam, who has discussed the subject in detail, there are no pre-requisites or conditions for touching the Qur'an. Although all the scholars, of all different schools of thought, agree upon it without any difference of opinion that it is preferable to be in wudhu before touching the Qur'an, however, according to Ibne Hazam there is not a single verse of the Qur'an or the authentic hadith saying that being in wudhu is compulsory.

Ibne Abbas, Sho'bi, Zahhaq, Zaid bin Ali, Muayyid Billaah, Dawood, Ibne Hazam and Hammad bin Sulaiman are of the opinion that Qur'an can be touched without performing wudhu.

(Fiqh-us-Sunnah, As Saiyid Saabiq, 1.52)

Regarding the hadith of Muwatta Malik which is often quoted by certain scholars to back up their claims that one should be in wudhu before touching the Qur'an, this hadith narration besides being Mursal, has the Arabic word Taahirun in it, which according to Ibne Katheer, Zamakhshari & others, does not necessarily mean being with wudhu but simply means 'pure', that is, one should not be in ceremonial impurity or menstruation.

Scholars of different schools of thought differ on the issue of whether one should compulsorily be in a state of wudhu while touching the Qur'an. According to Hanafi school of thought, one cannot touch the Qur'an without wudhu, but if one uses a piece of cloth or sheet then he can touch it. Some Hanafi Scholars insist that the cover of the Qur'an itself serves as a covering sheet or cloth, while the others believe that one can touch the Qur'an but not the Arabic text within the Qur'an. Amongst the Shafia scholars, some say that one cannot touch the Qur'an without wudhu, despite using covering sheet. Malikis too believe in some what the same. However, they allow touching the Qur'an without wudhu for students and teachers of the Qur'an.

It is permissible for a menstruating womam to recite the Qur'an without touching it. Similarly, she can very well recite the portions of the Qur'an, which she does regularly, or even the Ahadith of the prophet (pbuh) . However she shouldn't touch the Qur'an with her hands.

Ibne Majah narrates a hadith from Abdullah Ibne Umar (R.A.) that a man in a state of ceremonial impurity, and a menstruating lady should not recite anything from the Qur'an, but this hadith is weak.

Allama Ibne Hajr and Allama Ibnul Mulaqqin have rated the hadith as weak in their books At-Talkheesal Habeer, Vol. 1, pg. no. 138, hadith no. 183 & Khulasatul Badrul Muneer, vol. 1, pg. no. 60, hadith no. 170, respectively.

However, if a menstruating woman, or a woman with postpartum impurity, wishes to read the Qur'an, then she may use some sheet or cloth while touching the Qur'an so that her hands do not have direct contact with the Qur'an.

According to Maliki school of thought, while doing hifz of the Qur'an, a man in spite of being in ceremonial impurity or a woman in her menstruation, can touch the Qur'an so that they do not forget the portions of the Qur'an memorised by them.

And Allah swt knows best.

http://www.irf.net/irf/dtp/dawah_tech/ques9.htm

Point 2 and 4:

As far as dont bring in to the bathroom, yes that is true, but that goes both for the men and women.

Keep Quran in a high place - There is no evidence for that, atleast none that I know of. And Allah swt knows best

Hope this is helpful.

 

[a_muslimah86]

Hello,

In Islam - are the same observances for the Quran also taken for the Sunna and Hadith? I'm referring to woman not touching the Quran during that time of the month/ her not so clean days etc...?

Just realized that I'm not sure what those observances are except the following...

1. Wash hands before touching Quran
2. Keep Quran in a high place
3. Women not to touch during menstration.
4. Don't bring in bathroom

What else is there? Is what I listed correct? Any and all information is greatly appreciated.

Also, is there a way or word to respectfully reference a woman's menstrual cycle?

Thanks

1. You need to *perform ablution* (make wudhu'u) before touching the Qura'an.

2. It is good to do that..keep it in a high..and clean place .

3. You can read from the Qura'an if you are menstruating just like any other time..so long you don't touch the book or its pages with bare hands..so wear gloves..or better yet..just go online and read from a website such as..www.quranflash.com so you're good in this aspect.

4. Of course you cannot take the Qura'an to the bathroom..it is the word of Allah..so obviously any dirty place is *not* the place for Qura'an

My recommendation would be to purchase a commentary of the Qura'an by Ibn Katheer for example (you can actually even find free e-copies on the net!)..to keep close by and read along with the Qura'an..that way you can achieve even *deeper knowledge* of the Qura'an..and Islamic history even

I hope this was all of help to you sister

 

[ShyHijabi]

Did no one read the fatwa before issueing their own? The scholars clearly state that wudu is not compulsory to handle the Quran, only recommended.

 

[a_muslimah86]

Did no one read the fatwa before issueing their own? The scholars clearly state that wudu is not compulsory to handle the Quran, only recommended.

I think there's ajer for giving Salam..after all it's the greeting of allah?..shouldn't you have at least thought of earning it?

Plus..nobody made a fatwa of their own..this is actually what *everybody* reading the *right fatwas* knows..The Qura'an..the *actual book*..CANNOT be read without wudu'u!..and if there's janaba..it cannot be even *RECITED* unless ghusul is performed!..you don't just read *one fatwa*..and take it for A FACT!

Besides...I don't know which Qura'an the man who made the fatwa was reading in..but I don't think the word *KITABIM* exists in the whole Arabic language ALTOGETHER nonetheless the Qura'an ITSELF!...it is *KITABIN*..with what is called *tanween* for the letter *noon* ( equivalent of *n*)...if so much time was taken to come up with the "opinion"..why not spend 2 or 3 minutes writing down the correct words of the verse from THE MUS'HAF? (the new Arabic vocabulary by the way was the reason why I didn't even finish reading the opinion!)

Now I will leave you with this fatwa...

Ruling on a person touching the Qur’aan without wudoo’, and the meaning of the hadeeth, “The believer is never impure”

i would like to know if it is haram to hold and recite the quran (which does not include any translation or comments) without having ablution. Because, i have heard a hadith where the prophet (saw) said: a believer is always pure even in the state of janaba.

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Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz was asked a similar question, and he said:
It is not permissible for a Muslim to touch the Qur’aan when he does not have wudoo, according to the majority of scholars. This is the view of the four imaams (may Allaah be pleased with them), and this was the view expressed in the fatwas of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). A saheeh hadeeth concerning that has been narrated from ‘Amr ibn Hazm (may Allaah be pleased with him), stating that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) wrote to the people of Yemen: “No one should touch the Qur’aan except one who is taahir (pure).” This is a jayyid hadeeth which has a number of other isnaads which strengthen it. Hence it is known that it not permissible to touch the Qur’aan except in a state of purity from both major and minor impurity. The same applies to moving it from place to place, if the person who is moving it is not taahir. But if he touches it or moves it with something in between, such as picking it up in a wrapper, then it is OK. But if he touches it directly when he is not taahir, this is not permitted according to the saheeh view of the majority of scholars, for the reasons stated above.



With regard to reciting it, it is OK for him to recite it from memory when he is without wudoo’, or for him to read it if the Qur’aan is held by someone who asks him to correct or prompt him.



But the person who is junub, i.e., in a state of major impurity, should not recite Qur’aan, because it was narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that nothing ever kept him from reciting Qur’aan except for janaabah (major impurity). Ahmad narrated with a saheeh isnaad from ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came out from the toilet and recited something from the Qur’aan. He said, “This is for the one who is not junub; but the one who is junub should not do this, not even one aayah.”
The point is that the one who is junub should not recite Qur’aan either from the Mus-haf or from memory, until he has taken a bath (ghusl). But the one who has broken his wudoo’ and is impure in the sense of minor impurity may recite Qur’aan from memory but she should not touch the Mus-haf.


Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), 10/150
With regard to the hadeeth about the purity of the believer, it was narrated that Abu Hurayrah said: “I was met by the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and I was junub. He took my hand and I walked with him until he sat down. Then I slipped away and washed myself (ghusl), then I came to where he was sitting. He said, ‘Where were you, O Abu [Hurayrah]?’ I told him, and he said, ‘Subhaan-Allaah, O Abu [Hurayrah]!, the believer does not become impure.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, al-Ghusl, 276; Muslim, al-Hayd, 556).
Al-Nawawi said in his Commentary on Saheeh Muslim: this hadeeth illustrates a great principle that the Muslim is taahir whether he is alive or dead. If his purity is established, then his sweat, saliva and tears are all pure too, whether he (or she) is without wudoo’, in a state of major impurity (junub), menstruating or bleeding after childbirth.
Once this is understood, then the meaning of his being pure (tahhir) will become clear. It means that there is nothing to prevent his body from being essentially pure even when at the same time he has broken his wudoo’, because being without wudoo’ is simply something that prevents one from praying, or doing other things for which tahaarah (purity) is a pre-condition.
And Allaah knows best.

Islam Q&A
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid

and here's the direct link back to the fatwa!

http://islamqa.com/en/ref/10672

For the record..in addition to the fatwa of Shaikh Bin Baaz..and the agreement of Shaikh Al-Munajjid to it...Shaikh Al-Uthaymeen has the same opinion..and on islamweb.net..the Council of Muftis..have also given a fatwa which relates the same DALEELS practically...Inshallah after knowing this...the attitude will disappear

 

[Ladybug3478]

Thanks for the information - very informative.