Permissibility of touching tafsir books without ritual purity
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Question:
Is it permissible to hold a mushaf with tafsir without ritual purity? I mean the mushaf that has a tafsir of the Noble Qur'an on its margins; that is, it is "Qur'an and tafsir." We ask your Eminence to inform us.
Answer:
It is permissible to hold tafsir books without a barrier and without ritual purity; because they are not called a mushaf. As for the mushaf dedicated to the Qur'an only, it is not permissible for one who is not in a state of ritual purity to touch it; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) :[Al-Waqi'ah 56:77] in a hidden Book, which no one touches except the purified [Al-Waqi'ah: 77-79], and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Muwatta Malik 15:1.
The basis for absolute purity in the legal custom is: purity from both minor and major ritual impurity, as the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) understood it. It is not recorded to our knowledge that any of them touched the mushaf while not in a state of ritual purity. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, and it is the correct one. And Allah grants success.
Is it permissible to hold a mushaf with tafsir without ritual purity? I mean the mushaf that has a tafsir of the Noble Qur'an on its margins; that is, it is "Qur'an and tafsir." We ask your Eminence to inform us.
Answer:
It is permissible to hold tafsir books without a barrier and without ritual purity; because they are not called a mushaf. As for the mushaf dedicated to the Qur'an only, it is not permissible for one who is not in a state of ritual purity to touch it; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) :
Indeed, it is a noble Qur'an
إِنَّهُ لَقُرْآنٌ كَرِيمٌ no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهرThe basis for absolute purity in the legal custom is: purity from both minor and major ritual impurity, as the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) understood it. It is not recorded to our knowledge that any of them touched the mushaf while not in a state of ritual purity. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars, and it is the correct one. And Allah grants success.
Source
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