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Is it permissible to enter the women's prayer area in the mosque in a state of menstruation, while using it for Quran memorization, given that it overlooks the mosque and there is no other memorization space?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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If the place is prepared for prayer and taken as a mosque, then it is not permissible for a menstruating woman to stay in it, even for learning and teaching the Quran. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, based on the verse: "Nor (are ye allowed to approach them) when ye are Junub, – unless it be that ye are passing on the road, till after ye have bathed" [An-Nisa: 43] and the : "For I do not permit the mosque for a menstruating woman or one who is in a state of (major impurity)." But if the place is prepared for memorizing the Quran and prayer is performed in it secondarily, then it does not take the ruling of a mosque, and it is permissible for a menstruating woman to stay in it.

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