Is it permissible to touch the mushaf without ritual purity?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : Is it permissible for a student to touch the mushaf without ritual purity?
The Shaykh : Touching the mushaf is not permissible without ritual purity, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Muwatta Malik 15:1 The one who is pure is the one who is pure from the state of ritual impurity (hadath), as evidenced by the statement of Allah the Exalted when He mentioned purity in the context of wudu, ghusl, and tayammum, saying: This indicates that the one in a state of ritual impurity is not pure. Therefore, when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 15:1 the meaning is except one who has purified himself from the state of ritual impurity.
As for the statement of those who say: "The word 'pure' could mean the believer, or it could mean the one who has purified himself from the state of ritual impurity, or it could mean the one who has purified himself from physical impurity (najasah). And if there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid," this statement is correct in that if there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid. However, the possibility that it means the believer is very remote, because we have not seen the Shari'ah describe the believer as "the pure one"; rather, it describes the believer with the attribute of faith, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 4994Sahih (Darussalam) When the term "the pure one" is used, it refers to the Muslim who has purified himself from the state of ritual impurity. However, if one is in the context of learning, it is permissible for him to wear gloves on his hands and turn the pages of the mushaf behind these gloves.
The Shaykh : Touching the mushaf is not permissible without ritual purity, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهرHe does not wish to make things difficult for you, but He only wishes to purify you
ما يريد ليجعل الله عليكم من حرج لكن يريد ليطهركمno-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهرAs for the statement of those who say: "The word 'pure' could mean the believer, or it could mean the one who has purified himself from the state of ritual impurity, or it could mean the one who has purified himself from physical impurity (najasah). And if there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid," this statement is correct in that if there is ambiguity, the argument is invalid. However, the possibility that it means the believer is very remote, because we have not seen the Shari'ah describe the believer as "the pure one"; rather, it describes the believer with the attribute of faith, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: