Which is better for a menstruating woman: to read the Qur’an from her phone during Ramadan, or to make up for it later, and what should she do at the points of prostration of recitation?
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A menstruating woman is permitted to recite the Quran from memory or from a mobile phone or computer, as these are not considered a mus'haf (physical copy of the Quran). It is also permissible for both a menstruating woman and a person in a state of (major ritual impurity) to touch these devices if they contain the Quran. It is preferable for her to increase her recitation, especially during . However, prostration of recitation ( al-Tilawah) is not permissible for a menstruating woman according to the majority of scholars, as ritual purity is a condition for it.
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