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Can we recite/touch Quranic verses on mobile or laptop screen without wuzu?

Published as Reading Quraan on a laptop or phone

· 27 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Can we recite/touch Quranic verses on mobile or laptop screen without wuzu?

2. Similarly, during her period, can a girl touch Quranic verses and their translation e.g. if a girl is learning tarjuma and tafseer, then can she continue to learn this way on the phone without reciting the Quranic verses, just scrolling down and learnng visually?

Answer

1 - 2. Yes.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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