Wudhu for Reciting Qur'an
Question
Does one need to be in the state of Wudhu to recite Quran?
Answer
One does not have to be in the state of wudhu to recite the Qur’aan, however one has to be in the state of wudhu to touch the Qur’aan.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
ويحرم بالجنابة خمسة أشياء الصلاة وقراءة آية من القرآن ومسها إلا بغلاف ودخول مسجد والطواف ويحرم على المحدث ثلاثة أشياء الصلاة والطواف ومس المصحف إلا بغلاف (نور الإيضاح ص50)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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