Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Badat
Question:
Does one need wuduʾ(ritual ablution) in order to read the transliteration of the Quran without physically touching it i.e reading it online/on an app/ or tablet?
Answer:
Jazak Allah Khayr/ Thank you for your question.
No doubt, it is preferred and praiseworthy to recite Quran, while in the state of wuduʾ. This is an act of great respect the Quran deserves.
“if one observes the sanctity of the symbols of Allah, then such things emanate from the piety of the hearts.”
(Qurʿan 22:32)
Reading the Qur‘an in transliteration online, or on a digital mobile app, without wuduʾ, and without physically touching the Qurʿan, is permissible as long as one is not in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah).
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Omar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings upon him) said, “A menstruating woman or a seminally defiled person should not recite any part of the Qurʿan”.
(Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi)
It should be noted that the original Qurʿan, as the divine Speech of Allah, will always remain in Arabic.
And Allah Knows Best.
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