Is it prescribed for one in a state of major ritual impurity to touch the mushaf?
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The questioner: Can one in a state of major ritual impurity hold the mushaf?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is also an important question, considering that major ritual impurity affects both men and women. Is it permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity to touch the Qur'an and to recite the Qur'an? We say in the answer, yes, but with a very important difference: the one in a state of major ritual impurity is able to perform the full ritual bath and purify himself, whereas the menstruating woman cannot do so unless she has purified herself. Accordingly, we say that for the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whether male or female, it is disliked for him to touch the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity and to recite the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that we... the Exalted; we do not say anything except based on what has come in the Book of Allah or in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the authentic hadith, not just any hadith. And on this occasion, there is a hadith that you may hear later in Sunan al-Tirmidhi, from the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar: If this hadith were authentic, the matter would have ended and it would have been obligatory to submit to it, but this hadith is not authentic. Imam Ahmad said of it that it is a denounced narration, meaning weak and not authentic.
I return to confirm that since the one in a state of major ritual impurity is able to perform the full ritual bath, we say that it is disliked for him to recite the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity and to touch the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence came in Sunan Abu Dawud: Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 3:139 What does "I remember Allah" mean? This confirms my previous statement regarding the answer to the first question. When the presenter says "peace be upon you," we said we return the greeting because it is a remembrance of Allah. And now this hadith is a corroborating narration for what I said just now, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 17Sahih (Al-Albani) meaning that I should say "and upon you peace," because peace is one of the names of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Sahih Ibn Hibban 7:198 And if he had to wait until he performed the ablution, the Muslim would have gone and left. So he went to the wall and performed dry ablution with clean earth, and said "and upon you peace." If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked returning the greeting except in a state of ritual purity, what about when we recite the Noble Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is also an important question, considering that major ritual impurity affects both men and women. Is it permissible for one in a state of major ritual impurity to touch the Qur'an and to recite the Qur'an? We say in the answer, yes, but with a very important difference: the one in a state of major ritual impurity is able to perform the full ritual bath and purify himself, whereas the menstruating woman cannot do so unless she has purified herself. Accordingly, we say that for the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whether male or female, it is disliked for him to touch the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity and to recite the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence for this is that we... the Exalted; we do not say anything except based on what has come in the Book of Allah or in the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the authentic hadith, not just any hadith. And on this occasion, there is a hadith that you may hear later in Sunan al-Tirmidhi, from the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the menstruating woman and the one in a state of major ritual impurity from reciting anything from the Qur'an.
أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نهى الحائض والجنب أن يقرأا شيئا من القرآنI return to confirm that since the one in a state of major ritual impurity is able to perform the full ritual bath, we say that it is disliked for him to recite the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity and to touch the Qur'an while in a state of major ritual impurity. The evidence came in Sunan Abu Dawud:
