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What is the ruling on touching the mushaf for one who cannot maintain his wudu' for a long time?

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Question:
And likewise, may Allah preserve him, he asks: What is the ruling on touching the mushaf for adults if one cannot maintain his wudu' for a long time, and it is difficult for him to perform wudu' every short interval?

Answer:
Wudu' is obligatory,
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pureلا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Muwatta Malik 15:1
, this is a hadith, so wudu' is obligatory. However, if he needs to read
The Qur'an while he is not in a state of wudu'القرآن وهو على غير وضوء
Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 2:168
or if it is difficult for him to perform wudu', he may open the mushaf and read from it without touching it directly, but through a barrier, such as a ruler or a pen, or by placing something on his hand to wrap it with, and touching the Qur'an through the barrier is permissible. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [390 -582] ما حكم مس المصحف لمن لا يستطيع الإمساك على وضوئه وقتًا طويلًا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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