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Is it permissible for a Muslim who is in a state of ritual impurity (junub) to recite the the Qur’an before sleeping?

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It is impermissible for a person in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) to recite the Quran, whether before sleeping or at any other time. He is not permitted to recite it until he performs ghusl (ritual bath), due to what was narrated from Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, "used to teach us the Quran as long as he was not in a state of major ritual impurity," and his saying, "Thus it is for one who is not junub, but as for the junub, no, not even a verse."

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