Hukum Membaca Al-Qur’an bagi Wanita Haid dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam

Abstract

The legal status of menstruating women reading the Qur’an remains a subject of debate between scholars who prohibit and those who permit it. This study aims to analyze the similarities and differences in the opinions of these two groups, as well as the scriptural foundations they use. Using a library research method with a comparative analysis approach, the results show that both groups actually acknowledge that there are no highly authentic narrations specifically prohibiting this act. The difference lies in their legal stance; the group that permits it relies on the principle of original permissibility, while the group that prohibits it prioritizes the principle of caution and physical purity. The evidence used by the group that permits it includes the existence of a natural excuse according to the Maliki Madzhab, the narration that the Prophet always remembered God in all conditions according to Imam Bukhari, and the Prophet's instructions to Aisha during the pilgrimage according to Syaikh Bin Baz. Meanwhile, the group that prohibits it bases its arguments on Chapter Al-Waqiah verse 79 and narrations about the necessity of purity according to Imam Nawawi, the principle of caution due to doubtful narrations according to Syaikh Al-Utsaimin, and the analogy comparing menstruation to a state of major ritual impurity according to Wahbah Az-Zuhaili. In conclusion, this difference arises from contrasting perspectives on providing ease of worship versus maintaining the sanctity of the Qur’an.