Requiring Children to Be in a State of Ritual Purity to Touch the Mushaf
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Question:
He says: I am a Qur'an teacher, and I have children, some of whom have reached the age of discernment and some have not. Am I required to make them ritually pure before touching the mushafs?
Answer:
Yes, yes, if they are of discerning age, then you must require them to perform ritual purity, because they are capable of performing ritual purity, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidMuwatta Malik 15:1. Yes.
He says: I am a Qur'an teacher, and I have children, some of whom have reached the age of discernment and some have not. Am I required to make them ritually pure before touching the mushafs?
Answer:
Yes, yes, if they are of discerning age, then you must require them to perform ritual purity, because they are capable of performing ritual purity, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 30 / فتاوى على الهواء - 04 11 1436هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (34:43)
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