Fatwa #307061 October 2014United Kingdom
Permissibility of touching a Tafseer book without Wudhu.
Question
I'm reading a book which has juz amma in Arabic with an English translation, basic explanation of the surah and some basic grammar rules. I know that it is not permissible to touch the Qur'an without wudhu but do I need to have wudhu to touch this book as well?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible to touch a book/Tafseer (commentary of the Qur’an) without Wudhu if the Arabic texts and English translations (of the Qur’an) are lesser than the explanation (commentary) of the Surah and grammar rules.[1]
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
[1] الدر المختار وحاشية ابن عابدين (رد المحتار) (1/ 177)
(قَوْلُهُ: وَلَوْ قِيلَ بِهِ) أَيْ بِهَذَا التَّفْصِيلِ، بِأَنْ يُقَالَ إنْ كَانَ التَّفْسِيرُ أَكْثَرَ لَا يُكْرَهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ الْقُرْآنُ أَكْثَرَ يُكْرَهُ. وَالْأَوْلَى إلْحَاقُ الْمُسَاوَاةِ بِالثَّانِي، وَهَذَا التَّفْصِيلُ رُبَّمَا يُشِيرُ إلَيْهِ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ عَنْ النَّهْرِ، وَبِهِ يَحْصُلُ التَّوْفِيقُ بَيْنَ الْقَوْلَيْنِ