The Ruling on Touching the Mushaf for One in a State of Ritual Impurity

We return to some of the program's letters. This is a letter from our brother Abdullah al-Dawsari from al-Kharj. Our brother asks about the ruling on touching the Mushaf without performing wudu, and whether he commits a sin in doing so?
Answer: Touching the Mushaf without wudu is not permissible. This is the position of the majority of scholars and the majority of Muslims, and it is the view of the four Imams (may Allah have mercy on them). It is also what the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to issue rulings on. It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said in his letter to 'Amr ibn Hazm when he sent him to Yemen: This indicates that the Qur'an is not to be touched by one who is in a state of major ritual impurity or minor ritual impurity, but only by one who is in a state of wudu and ritual purity. This is the relied-upon position. As for recitation, there is no harm in reciting from memory while in a state of minor ritual impurity. However, touching the Mushaf is not allowed. As for one in a state of major ritual impurity, he does not recite, neither from memory nor from the Mushaf, until he performs the full ritual bath. This is based on his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): , and what came in the hadith of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) where he said: It was narrated by the people of the Sunan and Imam Ahmad with a good chain of narration.
As for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding, scholars differed on whether they are to be treated like one in a state of major ritual impurity and thus prevented from reciting the Qur'an, or not prevented, because their duration is long, unlike the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whose duration is not long; as soon as he finishes relieving himself, he can perform the full ritual bath and recite. But the duration for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding is long. For this reason, some scholars held that it is permissible for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding to recite from memory without touching the Mushaf. Some scholars said that they are not like the one in a state of major ritual impurity. This view is stronger and clearer, even though it differs from the well-known view among scholars, because it is clearer in the evidence. The menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding are not like the one in a state of major ritual impurity, and it is not valid to analogize them to him. As for the hadith: , it is a weak hadith. Al-Tirmidhi (may Allah have mercy on him) and a group of others narrated it from the hadith of Isma'il ibn 'Iyadh from Musa ibn 'Uqbah. Isma'il (may Allah have mercy on him) is weak in his narrations from the people of the Hijaz, so this narration is not to be used as evidence. The preserved ruling is specifically regarding the one in a state of major ritual impurity, whose duration is short; as soon as he finishes, he performs the full ritual bath and recites, and praise be to Allah.
As for the menstruating woman and the woman with post-natal bleeding, their duration is long, so the correct view is that there is no blame on them if they recite from memory, not by touching the Mushaf. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. If she touches the Mushaf and there is a barrier, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh: If there is a need for that with a barrier, such as gloves, or behind a cloth, there is no harm, if Allah wills, when there is a need for that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.