Is it permitted to read the translation of the quran without wudu where the arabic and translation is side by side?
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Is it permitted to read the translation of the quran without wudu where the arabic and translation is side by side?
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If a person reads such a translation wherein the actual Qur'aan is more than the translation, then it is not permissible hold the Qur'aan without Wudhu.
On the contrary, if the Tafseer or the translation is more than the actual Qur'aan, then it will be permissible to hold the Qur'aan without Wudhu. In any event, the translation or Tafseer being more than the actual Qur'aan or not, to touch the actual words of the Qur'aan will not be correct. (Tahtaawi vol.1 pg.47; Qadeemi)
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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