The Ruling on Swearing by the Qur'an and Touching It Without Ritual Purity
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Question:
A message from Baghdad in Iraq, signed by one of the listeners, says: Your sister in Allah, Maysara, asks a number of questions. In one of them, she says: I was once compelled to swear an oath by the Qur'an, but I was not in a state of ritual purity. What is the ruling on what I did?
Answer:
There is no need to swear by the Qur'an; the oath is sufficient without the need to swear by the Qur'an. If you swore by the Qur'an while you were not in a state of ritual purity and touched it, then you must repent and seek forgiveness. This is because the Qur'an is not to be touched by anyone but one who is pure, meaning one who is in a state of wudu' and not in a state of janabah, having purified himself from janabah and from minor ritual impurity as well. This is based on the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Waqi'ah: 79]. And because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that the Qur'an not be touched by anyone but one who is pure. He said: Muwatta Malik 15:1.
The point is: if you touched the Qur'an when swearing, and you were not in a state of wudu', then you must repent and seek forgiveness. There is no established basis for those who swear by the Qur'an. It is sufficient to swear, even if it is not by the Qur'an. One says: "By Allah, I did not do such and such," or "By Allah, such and such happened." That is sufficient, and there is no need to say to him: "Swear by the Qur'an," because there is no evidence for this matter. If he swears to his opponent that he has no right other than the claim he is making, and there is no proof, that is sufficient, and there is no need to swear by the Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A message from Baghdad in Iraq, signed by one of the listeners, says: Your sister in Allah, Maysara, asks a number of questions. In one of them, she says: I was once compelled to swear an oath by the Qur'an, but I was not in a state of ritual purity. What is the ruling on what I did?
Answer:
There is no need to swear by the Qur'an; the oath is sufficient without the need to swear by the Qur'an. If you swore by the Qur'an while you were not in a state of ritual purity and touched it, then you must repent and seek forgiveness. This is because the Qur'an is not to be touched by anyone but one who is pure, meaning one who is in a state of wudu' and not in a state of janabah, having purified himself from janabah and from minor ritual impurity as well. This is based on the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He):
None touch it except the purified.
لا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَno-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure
لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر..The point is: if you touched the Qur'an when swearing, and you were not in a state of wudu', then you must repent and seek forgiveness. There is no established basis for those who swear by the Qur'an. It is sufficient to swear, even if it is not by the Qur'an. One says: "By Allah, I did not do such and such," or "By Allah, such and such happened." That is sufficient, and there is no need to say to him: "Swear by the Qur'an," because there is no evidence for this matter. If he swears to his opponent that he has no right other than the claim he is making, and there is no proof, that is sufficient, and there is no need to swear by the Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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