Is there not evidence that it is preferable for a Muslim not to touch or recite the Qur'an except in a state of ritual purity?

The Shaykh : But is there not evidence that it is preferable for a Muslim not to touch or recite the Qur'an except in a state of ritual purity?
Answer: Yes, there is evidence that it is preferable for him to recite the Qur'an and touch it while in a state of ritual purity. The previous discussion was to clarify that there is no evidence forbidding it, and now we want to establish that it is preferable to recite and touch the Qur'an while in a state of ritual purity.
As for reciting the Qur'an in a state of ritual purity and that it is preferable, that is because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that a man passed by him (peace be upon him) after he had relieved himself, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) hastened to the wall and performed dry ablution with it.
And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Then he said: = -- And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah -- = and he addressed the one who greeted him, saying: =
-- And upon you be peace --
= He said (peace be upon him): , in one narration: , and as you all know: , and this is an authentic hadith. He said (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him): .
So if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked returning the greeting except while in a state of ritual purity, do you not think that it is even more disliked (a fortiori) to recite the Qur'an while not in a state of ritual purity? If he disliked returning the greeting except while in a state of ritual purity, and the greeting is a name that came in the Qur'an among His names: , so he disliked saying "And upon you be peace" except in a state of ritual purity; therefore he performed dry ablution; so it is even more disliked (a fortiori) for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite the Qur'an while not in a state of ritual purity.
So this indicates the recommendation that a Muslim should remember Allah in an absolute sense, not just by reciting the Qur'an, but by remembering Allah in an absolute sense while in a state of ritual purity. But we cannot say that this is obligatory, and that if a Muslim leaves it off he sins, because there is no evidence that makes it sinful for him to do so. This is what concerns reciting in a state of ritual purity; it is summarized by saying: It is preferable to recite the Qur'an in a state of ritual purity, but it is permissible without ritual purity; because there is no evidence that it is not permissible.