Carrying the Qur'an and Reciting It Without Ablution

The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. He says, regarding another matter: I work all day with the sheep, and I carry the Noble Qur'an with me. Is it permissible for me to recite without wudu'? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
Reciting from the mushaf is not permissible except with wudu', because you will be touching the mushaf, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said , unless you place a barrier between yourself and the mushaf and turn it over from behind a barrier, in which case there is no harm in that. As for reciting the Qur'an from memory without the mushaf, there is no harm in doing so even if you have not performed wudu'. Nothing prevents the recitation of the Qur'an except janabah, whereas minor ritual impurity does not prevent reciting the Qur'an from memory, even if a person is not in a state of wudu'. However, if you are in the desert and do not have water to perform wudu' with, you resort to tayammum, and tayammum suffices for wudu' when water is absent or one is unable to use it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.

The questioner:
Shaykh Salih, this concern of our brother for the Noble Qur'an, where he carries the mushaf with him even while tending the sheep and reciting the Qur'an in that state, do you have any comment? May Allah preserve you.

The Shaykh:
This indicates goodness, and thus a Muslim should be connected to the Noble Qur'an and increase in its recitation. What the questioner mentioned about carrying the mushaf with him while tending the sheep and reciting the Qur'an is evidence of his concern for the Qur'an and his love for good. Yes.