May the mushaf be touched without wudu?
2026-10-13
T137 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
Original Q&A · Full displayed answer
The answer reports the position of the four imams and a lack of known Companion opposition. This wording is retained without expanding it into a new universal consensus claim.
النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
هل يجوز مس المصحف بغير وضوء، أم لا؟
الجواب
مذهب الأئمة الأربعة أنه لا يمس المصحف إلا طاهر، كما قال في الكتاب الذي كتبه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لعمرو بن حزم: «أن لا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر».
قال الإمام أحمد: لا شك أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كتبه له؛ وهو أيضا قول سلمان الفارسي وعبد الله بن عمر وغيرهما. ولا يعلم لهما من الصحابة مخالف.
English translation
English rendering prepared for SalafAlSalih.com from the cited Arabic answer. Not an official translation.
Original question
May the mushaf be touched without wudu?
Answer
The position of the four imams is that only a purified person may touch the mushaf, as stated in the letter the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote to Amr ibn Hazm: “Only a purified person should touch the Quran.”
Imam Ahmad said that there is no doubt that the Prophet ﷺ wrote it to him. It is also the position of Salman al-Farisi, Abd Allah ibn Umar and others. No Companion opposing their position is known.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 21/266; King Fahd Complex, Madinah, 1425 AH / 2004
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic transcribed and compared against the cited scan and adjacent context.