indicate generality; thus, the meaning is: any person upon whom ghusl is obligatory, whether male or female. Ghusl becomes obligatory through any one of the six previously mentioned causes.
Whoever is required to perform ghusl is forbidden from praying, circumambulating the Ka'bah, and touching the mushaf, because the author previously said, “It is forbidden for one in a state of ritual impurity …” (1), and so on.
He is also forbidden from reciting the Quran and remaining in the mosque. These two rulings are specific to one upon whom ghusl is obligatory. (2)
His statement, “It is forbidden for him to recite the Quran,” means until he performs ghusl. If he performs wudu but does not perform ghusl, the prohibition remains in effect.
By “reciting the Quran” is meant reciting one verse or more, whether from the mushaf or from memory. However, if a verse is long, part of it is considered equivalent to a complete verse.
The longest verse in the Quran is the Verse of Debt: “O you who have believed, when you contract a debt for a fixed term, write it down …” [Al-Baqarah: 282]. Yet it does not contain all the letters of the Arabic alphabet. Two shorter verses contain all the letters of the Arabic alphabet:
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The final verse of Surat al-Fath, in which Allah, Exalted is He, says: “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, and those who are with him …” [Al-Fath: 29]
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The verse in Surat Al 'Imran, in which Allah, Exalted is He, says: “Then, after grief, He sent down upon you a sense of security …” [Al 'Imran: 154]