The Ruling on Touching the Mushaf by One in a State of Ritual Impurity
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Is wudu' a condition for touching the mushaf?
It is not permissible for a person to touch the mushaf except with wudu', but he may read from the mushaf by placing a barrier between his hands and the mushaf, and he may read as long as he is not in a state of janabah. Indeed, it is forbidden for one in a state of janabah to recite the Qur'an, whether he is in a state of wudu' or not.
The questioner: What if he is in a state of dire necessity, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: There is no dire necessity. What is the dire necessity?The questioner: Sometimes one does not find water to perform wudu' with.
The Shaykh: I told you: place your shemagh between you and the mushaf and read. Is this possible or not?The questioner: It is possible.
The Shaykh: And where is the dire necessity? There is no dire necessity.
The questioner: What is the evidence?The Shaykh: The evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "No one touches the Qur'an except one who is pure", meaning: pure from hadath;Because Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Ma'idah: [Al-Ma'idah: 6] And the statement that "the pure one" is the Muslim is weak; because we have not found in the Book of Allah the Exalted nor in the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) the description of the Muslim as "the pure one." However, it is correct to state that the Muslim does not become ritually impure, but "the pure one" is the one who has performed purification, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah: 222] Thus, interpreting the hadith according to the established usage in the language of the Qur'an and Sunnah is more appropriate than interpreting it in a distant sense. Furthermore, it is better by consensus,Even those who say: It is permissible to touch it without a barrier. They agree with the others that it is better not to touch it except in a state of purity. So, if you do not touch it except in a state of purity, that is better for you by consensus.And I disavow your dhimmah in the eyes of those who say: It is obligatory to perform wudu' when touching the mushaf.
It is not permissible for a person to touch the mushaf except with wudu', but he may read from the mushaf by placing a barrier between his hands and the mushaf, and he may read as long as he is not in a state of janabah. Indeed, it is forbidden for one in a state of janabah to recite the Qur'an, whether he is in a state of wudu' or not.
The questioner: What if he is in a state of dire necessity, O Shaykh?The Shaykh: There is no dire necessity. What is the dire necessity?The questioner: Sometimes one does not find water to perform wudu' with.
The Shaykh: I told you: place your shemagh between you and the mushaf and read. Is this possible or not?The questioner: It is possible.
The Shaykh: And where is the dire necessity? There is no dire necessity.
The questioner: What is the evidence?The Shaykh: The evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "No one touches the Qur'an except one who is pure", meaning: pure from hadath;Because Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Ma'idah: