Is it permissible for me to read Riyad al-Salihin during my menstrual period?
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It is permissible for a menstruating woman to touch books of (exegesis) and , such as Riyadh al-Salihin, and anything that contains Quranic verses but is not referred to as a Mus'haf (complete copy of the Quran); this is because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote a verse from the Quran in a letter to Heraclius.
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