Female Reciting Quraan Aloud In Privacy

Question

Can a female recite Quraan Shareef loudly whilst she is alone in her room and it’s just for normal reciting and not learning purposes?

Answer

Yes, it is permissible for a female to recite Quran Shareef aloud (without screaming, since this is immodest) whilst she is in privacy, as well as in the presence of Mahram males. 

However it is not permissible for her to recite aloud whilst Non-Mahram males are able to hear her. 

Checked and Approved By:

Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.

References

وَفِي النَّهْرِ وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَنْبَغِي اعْتِمَادُهُ. وَمُقَابِلُهُ مَا فِي النَّوَازِلِ: نَغْمَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ عَوْرَةٌ، وَتَعَلُّمُهَا الْقُرْآنَ مِنْ الْمَرْأَةِ أَحَبُّ. قَالَ – عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ – «التَّسْبِيحُ لِلرِّجَالِ، وَالتَّصْفِيقُ لِلنِّسَاءِ» فَلَا يَحْسُنُ أَنْ يَسْمَعَهَا الرَّجُلُ. اهـ. وَفِي الْكَافِي: وَلَا تُلَبِّي جَهْرًا لِأَنَّ صَوْتَهَا عَوْرَةٌ، وَمَشَى عَلَيْهِ فِي الْمُحِيطِ فِي بَابِ الْأَذَانِ بَحْرٌ. قَالَ فِي الْفَتْحِ: وَعَلَى هَذَا لَوْ قِيلَ إذَا جَهَرَتْ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَسَدَتْ كَانَ مُتَّجَهًا، وَلِهَذَا مَنَعَهَا – عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ – مِنْ التَّسْبِيحِ بِالصَّوْتِ لِإِعْلَامِ الْإِمَامِ بِسَهْوِهِ إلَى التَّصْفِيقِ اهـ وَأَقَرَّهُ الْبُرْهَانُ الْحَلَبِيُّ فِي شَرْحِ الْمُنْيَةِ الْكَبِيرِ، وَكَذَا فِي الْإِمْدَادِ؛ ثُمَّ نَقَلَ عَنْ خَطِّ الْعَلَّامَةِ الْمَقْدِسِيَّ: ذَكَرَ الْإِمَامُ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ الْقُرْطُبِيُّ فِي كِتَابِهِ فِي السَّمَاعِ: وَلَا يَظُنُّ مَنْ لَا فِطْنَةَ عِنْدَهُ أَنَّا إذَا قُلْنَا صَوْتُ الْمَرْأَةِ عَوْرَةٌ أَنَّا نُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ كَلَامَهَا، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ بِصَحِيحٍ، فَإِذًا نُجِيزُ الْكَلَامَ مَعَ النِّسَاءِ لِلْأَجَانِبِ وَمُحَاوَرَتِهِنَّ عِنْدَ الْحَاجَةِ إلَى ذَلِكَ، وَلَا نُجِيزُ لَهُنَّ رَفْعَ أَصْوَاتِهِنَّ وَلَا تَمْطِيطَهَا وَلَا تَلْيِينَهَا وَتَقْطِيعَهَا لِمَا فِي ذَلِكَ مِنْ اسْتِمَالَةِ الرِّجَالِ إلَيْهِنَّ وَتَحْرِيكِ الشَّهَوَاتِ مِنْهُمْ، وَمِنْ هَذَا لَمْ يَجُزْ أَنْ تُؤَذِّنَ الْمَرْأَةُ. اهـ. قُلْت: وَيُشِيرُ إلَى هَذَا تَعْبِيرُ النَّوَازِلِ بِالنَّغْمَةِ (قَوْلُهُ وَذِرَاعَيْهَا) مَعْطُوفٌ عَلَى الْمُسْتَثْنَى ح (قَوْلُهُ عَلَى الْمَرْجُوحِ) قَالَ فِي الْمِعْرَاجِ عَنْ الْمَبْسُوطِ: وَفِي الذِّرَاعِ رِوَايَتَانِ وَالْأَصَحُّ أَنَّهَا عَوْرَةٌ. اهـ. قَالَ فِي الْبَحْرِ: وَصَحَّحَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَنَّهُ عَوْرَةٌ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لَا خَارِجَهَا وَالْمَذْهَبُ مَا فِي الْمُتُونِ لِأَنَّهُ ظَاهِرُ الرِّوَايَةِ. (الشامي – دار الفكر بيروت الطبعة: الثانية – ج 1 / ص 406)

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