Is it permissible for me to read Tafsir al-Jalalayn without being in a state of ritual purity?

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to read Tafsir al-Jalalayn without being in a state of ritual purity?

The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with the tafsir. You may read the tafsir without being in a state of ritual purity, for the tafsir is not the Qur'an; it is merely the words of the commentator. Yes.

The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.

The Shaykh:
Regarding holding it, the intention is holding the book. Is it a mushaf or not? If the Qur'an is on a full page with its boundaries, and the tafsir is in the margins, then it is a mushaf, and it is not permissible to touch it except while in a state of ritual purity. But if the Qur'an is interspersed with the tafsir, like Tafsir Ibn Kathir, then it is permissible to read it while not in a state of ritual purity, because you are not reading or touching the mushaf; you are touching the tafsir. Yes.