Sufyan Thawri said: It has reached us from Imam Ibrahim Nakha'i and Sa'id bin Jubayr, may Allah have mercy on them both, that they used to say: A person in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) and a menstruating woman cannot recite a complete verse, but they can recite a word or a sentence.
Hadith Referenceسنن دارمي / من كتاب الطهارة / 1026