Reciting an aayah in the state of haidh as a form of zikr

· 8 Shaʻban 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can a woman in haidh recite the following ayah as a form of zikr

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَاللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

Answer

She should only recite

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حَسبِىَ اللَّـهُ لا إِلـٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ عَلَيهِ تَوَكَّلتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ العَرشِ العَظيمِ

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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