Exegesis of the verse (None touches it except the purified) and the clarification that they are the angels? And what is the ruling on traveling with the mushaf to the lands of the disbelievers?

The questioner : In the verse: The intended meaning: by are the believers or those who have performed wudu'? And what is the ruling on not taking the Qur'an to the lands of the disbelievers?

The Shaykh : The intended meaning of the verse is neither this nor that; rather, the intended meaning is that they are the angels. It is an announcement from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) regarding the angels, not this Qur'an [in our hands], but rather what is in the Preserved Tablet. So this mushaf that is in the Preserved Tablet and they are the angels brought near. This is a declarative sentence, not a prescriptive sentence, meaning: it does not issue a legal ruling. Allah is speaking about reality: that the Qur'an, meaning what is in the hidden Book, meaning the Preserved Tablet, this and they are the angels brought near. As for the mushaf that is in our hands, this is touched by the righteous and the wicked, and by the believer and the disbeliever. So our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) does not mean by this verse humans in general, whether they are righteous or wicked, but rather, as we said, He means the angels brought near.
As for traveling with the Qur'an and the mushaf to the land of the enemy, it is not permissible unless it is safe from being touched with evil and being humiliated. If we are safe from the mushaf being humiliated, then it is permissible to bring it into the land of the disbelievers, so that they may be able to read and study it.