Writing Hadith in a State of Purity

The questioner:
And whatever it is, is the action of the cautious imam a sunnah (recommended practice) or an innovation?

The Shaykh:
Why?

The questioner:
Is the imam’s action contrary to a doubt or from the path of ruin? Since that was not reported, where he says: “I did not see a hadith that became invalid before that, and I completed two rak’ahs.”

The Shaykh:
Or is it from the innovations? This is obedience. Writing hadith is worship, and worship is better performed with wudu’ (the ablution for prayer), and better performed in a state of purity.

The questioner:
Likewise, ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz said that he sought the best from Allah, or perhaps he said: “I would not take hadiths without first performing wudu’.”

The Shaykh:
Likewise, this is part of worship: recording knowledge, writing knowledge, so that this becomes an act of worship. Yes, so it falls within the scope of worship. Yes.