What is meant by purity in the noble verse: “None touch it except the purified” (al-Waqi'ah 79)?
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Question:
Regarding His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Waqi'ah 56:79] Is the intended meaning purity from major ritual impurity?
Answer:
“None touch it except the purified” refers to the angels in the hidden Book, which is the Preserved Tablet. None touch it except the purified, and they are the angels. They said that this contains an indication that humans are likewise; that is, none touch the Qur'an except the purified. And there is the hadith:Muwatta Malik 15:1. Yes.
Regarding His saying, the Exalted:
None touch it except the purified.
لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَAnswer:
“None touch it except the purified” refers to the angels in the hidden Book, which is the Preserved Tablet. None touch it except the purified, and they are the angels. They said that this contains an indication that humans are likewise; that is, none touch the Qur'an except the purified. And there is the hadith:
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بالطهارة في الآية الكريمة ﴿لا يمسّه إلّا المطهّرون﴾الواقعة79؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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