I have read on one of the other islamic sites that women are permitted to hold the quran and perform tarawih, you have said no previously

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I have read on one of the other islamic sites that women are permitted to hold the quran and perform tarawih, you have said no previously

Answer

According to the Hanafi madhab, it is not permissible for men and women to hold the Quran and perform taraweeh.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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