Al-Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to us that al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the person in a state of major impurity, the woman in postnatal bleeding and the menstruating woman. He said: They have not been given permission to recite anything of the Noble Qur'an. We have also narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), and then from Ata, Abu al-Aliyah, al-Nakha'i and Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on them), regarding the menstruating woman, that she does not recite the Qur'an.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الحيض / 1480