Reading the Qur'an without performing wudu' and saying "True is Allah, the Exalted" afterward
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The questioner:
Reciting the Qur'an without ablution, and what is the ruling on saying "May Allah pray upon him" after finishing the recitation?
The Shaykh:
Reciting the Qur'an from memory is permissible without ablution, except for the one in a state of major ritual impurity. The one in a state of major ritual impurity does not recite until he takes a full ritual bath. As for the one who is not in a state of major ritual impurity but is not in a state of ablution, he may recite from memory. However, from the mushaf, purity is required; one does not touch the mushaf except in a state of purity. And if he is not in a state of purity but recites from his chest, there is no harm; he recites from memory. The one in a state of major ritual impurity does not recite, neither from memory nor from the mushaf, until he takes a full ritual bath. Confirmation of the question.
The questioner:
And saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted."
The Shaykh:
As for saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted," leaving it off is what the people of knowledge do, for there is no evidence for it. Leaving it off is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, nor did the Companions. When one finishes the recitation, he does not need to say "Truthful is Allah the Exalted"; it has no basis at all, as far as we know. Yes.
Reciting the Qur'an without ablution, and what is the ruling on saying "May Allah pray upon him" after finishing the recitation?
The Shaykh:
Reciting the Qur'an from memory is permissible without ablution, except for the one in a state of major ritual impurity. The one in a state of major ritual impurity does not recite until he takes a full ritual bath. As for the one who is not in a state of major ritual impurity but is not in a state of ablution, he may recite from memory. However, from the mushaf, purity is required; one does not touch the mushaf except in a state of purity. And if he is not in a state of purity but recites from his chest, there is no harm; he recites from memory. The one in a state of major ritual impurity does not recite, neither from memory nor from the mushaf, until he takes a full ritual bath. Confirmation of the question.
The questioner:
And saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted."
The Shaykh:
As for saying "Truthful is Allah the Exalted," leaving it off is what the people of knowledge do, for there is no evidence for it. Leaving it off is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, nor did the Companions. When one finishes the recitation, he does not need to say "Truthful is Allah the Exalted"; it has no basis at all, as far as we know. Yes.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء الخير - ابن باز — archive.org (37:12)
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