Can a menstruating or postpartum woman touch the Qur’an?

According to the Hanafi, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools, as well as the predominant view in the Maliki school, it is not permissible for those who are menstruating, experiencing postpartum bleeding, or in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah) to touch the Mushaf. The following verses are generally cited as evidence on this matter: “Indeed, it is a noble Qur’an, in a protected Book; none touch it except the purified. [It is] a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.” (al-Waqi‘a, 56/77-80), as well as the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) statement in his letter to Amr b. Hazm: “No one but the pure should touch the Qur’an.” (Muwatta’, Qur’an, 1) and “A person in a state of major ritual impurity and a menstruating woman must not touch anything from the Mushaf.” (Sarakhsi, al-Mabsut, 3/152). (Aliyy al-Qari, Fath bab al-‘inaya, 1/143-144; Mawardi, al-Hawi, 1/384; Rafi‘i, al-‘Aziz, 1/293; Ibn Qudamah, al-Mughni, 1/106, al-Kafi, 1/135; Qarafi, al-Zakhira, 1/378)

Source: T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, Din İşleri Yüksek Kurulu