Is it permissible for young children to read the Qur'an from the mushaf without performing wudu'?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for young children to read the Qur'an from the mushaf without wudu'?
Answer:
They are to be commanded to perform wudu'. If one of them touches the Qur'an, leniency is shown in this matter regarding the child, but he is not left alone; he is commanded to perform wudu'. However, if something happens to him while he is a child who does not know these things, leniency is shown because he is learning the Qur'an. In the past, they used to teach children the Qur'an and write verses for them on tablets for them to read. Leniency is shown in this for the sake of education, but they are trained in wudu' and commanded to perform it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for young children to read the Qur'an from the mushaf without wudu'?
Answer:
They are to be commanded to perform wudu'. If one of them touches the Qur'an, leniency is shown in this matter regarding the child, but he is not left alone; he is commanded to perform wudu'. However, if something happens to him while he is a child who does not know these things, leniency is shown because he is learning the Qur'an. In the past, they used to teach children the Qur'an and write verses for them on tablets for them to read. Leniency is shown in this for the sake of education, but they are trained in wudu' and commanded to perform it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [346 -3022] هل يجوز للأطفال الصغار أن يقرأوا القرآن من المصحف دون وضوء؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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