Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A menstruating woman and a person in a state of major ritual impurity should not recite the Qur'an at all."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both).

This narration from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is also transmitted with another chain of narration, and it has also been corroborated.

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A person in a state of major ritual impurity should not recite the Qur'an at all." This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A person in a state of major ritual impurity and a menstruating woman should not recite the Qur'an at all."

Abu Zurayf al-Hamdani narrates: Once we were present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in an open field. Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the edge of the field. By Allah! I do not know whether he urinated or defecated. He asked for a water vessel, then he washed both his hands and then joined them together and recited the initial part of the Qur'an. Then he said: "You people can recite the Qur'an as long as a person is not in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah). If he becomes junub, then he cannot recite even a single word of it." This narration is authentically transmitted from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

According to one narration, this statement is attributed to Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). According to another chain of transmission, this statement is attributed to Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him), who reports: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ali! I am pleased for you with that which I am pleased for myself, and I dislike for you that which I dislike for myself. Do not recite the Qur'an when you are in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah), nor when you are in the state of bowing (ruku'), nor when you are in the state of prostration (sujud). And do not perform prayer when you have tied up your hair, and (during prayer in the state of bowing) do not bend as a donkey bends its head."

Sayyiduna Abdullah Ghafqi narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ate something and then said,“Hang a curtain for me so that I may take a bath!”I asked him,“Are you in a state of janabah (major ritual impurity)?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied,“Yes!”Later, I informed Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, so he went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said,“He has reported that you ate and drank in a state of janabah.”The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied,“Yes! When I perform ablution, I can eat and drink, but I cannot recite (the Qur’an) until I have taken a bath.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Malik Ghafiqi narrates: He heard the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saying to Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): "When I perform ablution in the state of major ritual impurity (janabah), I can eat and drink, but I do not perform prayer nor recite the Qur'an until I have taken a bath (ghusl)."