Marginalia in Qur'anic manuscripts and what prevents water from reaching the skin in ablution
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Question:
In the Qur'ans in girls' schools, in the center of the page, and in the margins there are meanings of words and explanations. Is it permissible to read without
Answer:
It is not permissible. These are Qur'ans, and it is not befitting to put marginalia on them. Qur'ans should be kept free of marginalia, just like books. The need is for translation; if it is translated and you are ordered to put marginalia, no, that turns it into a book, which is not suitable. By Allah, it must be removed and purified from the marginalia. Yes.
It is necessary to remove the impurity for the ablution to be valid. If there is something preventing water from reaching the skin, such as dough on the arm or foot, or clay, it is not permissible. The ablution is not valid unless with water. The water must directly touch the skin. If there is impurity, it must be removed, whether before or after the ablution; it is all the same, but it must be removed. Yes. If there is impurity on the hands and one performs ablution, it is not valid due to the lack of continuity. But one removes the impurity from the hands, or rather, one removes it until the water reaches the skin. No, that is not suitable. The Qur'an must be purified from marginalia. This is only if it is a tafsir, a tafsir of the Qur'an like the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, or the tafsir of al-Jalalayn. But if it is marginalia, saying "he said such and such," or "he said like the marginalia such and such," no, that is not suitable. It must be a tafsir. Al-Jalalayn is a tafsir, a complete tafsir of the Qur'an. Yes. I say a complete tafsir, there is no doubt about that. Yes. And likewise if it is obligatory. Because the tafsir, like the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of al-Baghawi, they are all on the same path. Yes.
In the Qur'ans in girls' schools, in the center of the page, and in the margins there are meanings of words and explanations. Is it permissible to read without
Answer:
It is not permissible. These are Qur'ans, and it is not befitting to put marginalia on them. Qur'ans should be kept free of marginalia, just like books. The need is for translation; if it is translated and you are ordered to put marginalia, no, that turns it into a book, which is not suitable. By Allah, it must be removed and purified from the marginalia. Yes.
It is necessary to remove the impurity for the ablution to be valid. If there is something preventing water from reaching the skin, such as dough on the arm or foot, or clay, it is not permissible. The ablution is not valid unless with water. The water must directly touch the skin. If there is impurity, it must be removed, whether before or after the ablution; it is all the same, but it must be removed. Yes. If there is impurity on the hands and one performs ablution, it is not valid due to the lack of continuity. But one removes the impurity from the hands, or rather, one removes it until the water reaches the skin. No, that is not suitable. The Qur'an must be purified from marginalia. This is only if it is a tafsir, a tafsir of the Qur'an like the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, or the tafsir of al-Jalalayn. But if it is marginalia, saying "he said such and such," or "he said like the marginalia such and such," no, that is not suitable. It must be a tafsir. Al-Jalalayn is a tafsir, a complete tafsir of the Qur'an. Yes. I say a complete tafsir, there is no doubt about that. Yes. And likewise if it is obligatory. Because the tafsir, like the tafsir of Ibn Kathir, the tafsir of al-Baghawi, they are all on the same path. Yes.
Source
شرح الروض المربع [ ابن باز ]، باب الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:18:13)
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