Fatwā

QUESTION

Is it permissible to use Quran apps without wuḍūʾ?

ANSWER

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

As we all know, recitation of the Quran does not require wuḍū`. It is only touching the muṣḥaf for which one requires it. In the matter of an electronic muṣḥaf, we have to determine whether this electronic screen can be regarded as a muṣḥaf, thus sharing its ruling.

It was my late father’s opinion, Allah shower him with mercy, that the electronic Quran is not a true muṣḥaf as it is an impermanent reflection of an image. Something cannot be a muṣḥaf one moment and something else entirely the next. For this reason one does not require wuḍū` for making contact with the screen to scroll through.

Be that as it may, it is always best to take wuḍū` before reciting Quran. In this case, taking wuḍū` would be increasingly significant as it would avoid any clash with dissenting opinions on the nature of the electronic Quran.

وﷲ تعالى أعلم

And Allah knows best

Y Karaan
DUAI Fatwa Department