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Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A menstruating woman and a person in a state of major ritual impurity should not recite the Qur'an at all."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

This narration from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is also transmitted with another chain of narration, and it has also been corroborated.

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person in a state of major ritual impurity should not recite the Qur'an at all." This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A person in a state of major ritual impurity and a menstruating woman should not recite the Qur'an at all."

Abu Zurayf al-Hamdani narrates: Once we were present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in an open field. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the edge of the field. By Allah! I do not know whether he urinated or defecated. He asked for a water vessel, then he washed both his hands and then joined them together and recited the initial part of the Qur'an. Then he said: "You people can recite the Qur'an as long as a person is not in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). If he becomes junub, then he cannot recite even a single word of it." This narration is authentically transmitted from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

According to one narration, this statement is attributed to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). According to another chain of transmission, this statement is attributed to Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), who reports: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali! I am pleased for you with that which I am pleased for myself, and I dislike for you that which I dislike for myself. Do not recite the Qur'an when you are in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), nor when you are in the state of bowing (ruku'), nor when you are in the state of prostration (sujud). And do not perform prayer when you have tied up your hair, and (during prayer in the state of bowing) do not bend as a donkey bends its head."

Sayyiduna Abdullah Ghafqi narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ate something and then said, “Hang a curtain for me so that I may take a bath!” I asked him, “Are you in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity)?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, “Yes!” Later, I informed Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, so he went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, “He has reported that you ate and drank in a state of janabah.” The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied, “Yes! When I perform ablution, I can eat and drink, but I cannot recite (the Qur’an) until I have taken a bath.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik Ghafiqi narrates: He heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): "When I perform ablution in the state of major ritual impurity (janabah), I can eat and drink, but I do not perform prayer nor recite the Qur'an until I have taken a bath (ghusl)."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Nothing would prevent the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from reciting the Qur'an except when he was in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). The narrator named Sufyan states: Shu'bah said to me, "I have not narrated a hadith better than this."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawaha (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this: "No person should recite the Qur'an in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)." The chain of narration of this report is excellent. Some other narrators have not mentioned Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) in its chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade us from this: "No person should recite the Qur'an in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)."

Ikrimah narrates: Once, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) was sleeping beside his wife. He got up and went to his slave girl who was at the edge of the house and began to have intercourse with her. His wife became frightened in her sleep. When she woke up, she did not find Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) on the bed. She got up and went outside and saw that he was having intercourse with the slave girl. The woman went inside the house, took a knife, and came out. By that time, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) had finished and was returning. He encountered his wife, who was holding the knife. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "What happened?" His wife replied: "What could have happened? If I had found you in the state in which I saw you before, I would have struck this knife between your two shoulders." Ibn Rawahah asked: "Where did you see me?" His wife replied: "I saw you having intercourse with the slave girl." Ibn Rawahah said: "You did not see me." Then Sayyiduna Ibn Rawahah said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has forbidden anyone in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) from reciting the Qur'an." His wife said: "Then recite (the Qur'an)." So Sayyiduna Ibn Rawahah recited these verses: "The Messenger of Allah came to us, reciting His Book, which is more renowned and radiant than the bright morning. He came to us with guidance after our hearts had become blind; it was guidance that brought certainty, and whatever he said came to pass. He would spend the night in such a state that his side was separated from the bed, at a time when the beds of the polytheists were heavy with their weight." The woman said: "I believe in Allah and declare what I saw with my own eyes to be false." The next day, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about this. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled. The narrator says: To the extent that I could see his molar teeth.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Once Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah entered the house (after which he narrated the whole incident, in which these words are found:). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah stated: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this: "No person should recite the Qur'an in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "A menstruating woman, a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub), and a woman experiencing postnatal bleeding will not recite the Qur'an." The narrator of this narration, Yahya, is Ibn Abi Anisah, and he is weak.