Can a person in a state of major ritual impurity touch the margins and cover of the mushaf?

The questioner : ... Is it permissible to touch the margins and the leather?The Shaykh : No.

The questioner : What is prohibited is the Qur'an, the mushaf, the Qur'an, the book.

The Shaykh : As long as it is connected to it, it is part of it.

The questioner : How?

The Shaykh : It is clear, this is the mushaf.

The questioner : This is writing.

The Shaykh : No, it is not writing; writing is only on paper.

The questioner : And the margins ...?

The Shaykh : If it is paper, it follows the ruling of the mushaf.

The questioner : And the leather ...?

The Shaykh : And the leather, unless it becomes separated; there is no harm in the bag. But the actual binding with the paper has the ruling of the paper.

The questioner : Based on the rule?

The Shaykh : What is not established independently is established as a dependent.