Ruling on Reciting the Qur'an Without Ablution
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Question:
A message was received for the program from listener Ahmad Jayura. In one of his questions, he asks: Is it permissible for a person to recite the Noble Qur'an without ablution? And does he commit a sin if he recites a verse containing a prostration but does not prostrate? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, he may recite the Qur'an without ablution if he is not in a state of major ritual impurity. As for the one in a state of major ritual impurity, he may not recite until he takes a full ritual bath.
As for the one in a state of minor ritual impurity, he may recite from memory without touching the mushaf. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah in all his states." And Allah the Exalted says: meaning: the Qur'an [Al-Waqi'ah: 79].
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote to the people of Yemen: and the Companions issued a ruling to that effect and they were pleased with it.
But if he recites from memory without touching the mushaf while in a state of impurity, there is nothing wrong with it, except if he is in a state of major ritual impurity, in which case he must refrain until he takes a full ritual bath. This is because it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to refrain from the Qur'an when in a state of major ritual impurity until he took a full ritual bath.
Once he came out to his Companions from the bathroom... from the bathhouse, and he did not perform ablution. He said regarding this: meaning: the one in a state of major ritual impurity. He (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that one who is not in a state of major ritual impurity may recite. He said: Musnad Ahmad 872Hasan (Darussalam) He clarified to them that his coming out of the bathhouse without performing ablution does not prevent recitation. Then he said: Musnad Ahmad 872Hasan (Darussalam)
As for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding, the scholars have differed on whether they are to be treated like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, such that they are prevented from reciting until they take a full ritual bath, or not.
The correct view is that they are not to be treated like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, because the duration of their impurity is long, unlike the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whose period is short and he is able to take a full ritual bath immediately. The correct view is that the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding may recite, but not from the mushaf, because their periods are long. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
A message was received for the program from listener Ahmad Jayura. In one of his questions, he asks: Is it permissible for a person to recite the Noble Qur'an without ablution? And does he commit a sin if he recites a verse containing a prostration but does not prostrate? Please guide us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, he may recite the Qur'an without ablution if he is not in a state of major ritual impurity. As for the one in a state of major ritual impurity, he may not recite until he takes a full ritual bath.
As for the one in a state of minor ritual impurity, he may recite from memory without touching the mushaf. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to remember Allah in all his states." And Allah the Exalted says:
No one touches it
لا يَمَسُّهُexcept those who are purified
إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَThe Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote to the people of Yemen:
No one may touch the Qur'an except one who is in a state of ritual purity.
ألا يمس القرآن إلا طاهرBut if he recites from memory without touching the mushaf while in a state of impurity, there is nothing wrong with it, except if he is in a state of major ritual impurity, in which case he must refrain until he takes a full ritual bath. This is because it is established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to refrain from the Qur'an when in a state of major ritual impurity until he took a full ritual bath.
Once he came out to his Companions from the bathroom... from the bathhouse, and he did not perform ablution. He said regarding this:
As for the Qur'an, no, not even a verse
أما القرآن فلا ولا آيةas for the one who is junub, no - (he should not recite), not even one verse.
أما الجنب فلا ولا آيةas for the one who is junub, no - (he should not recite), not even one verse.
أما الجنب فلا ولا آيةAs for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding, the scholars have differed on whether they are to be treated like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, such that they are prevented from reciting until they take a full ritual bath, or not.
The correct view is that they are not to be treated like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, because the duration of their impurity is long, unlike the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whose period is short and he is able to take a full ritual bath immediately. The correct view is that the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding may recite, but not from the mushaf, because their periods are long. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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