Students Reciting the Qur'an Without Wudu

Question

Should students recite the Noble Qur’an after performing wudu, or without wudu? If there is no arrangement of water available for the students, what is the ruling of the Sacred Law?

Answer

Adult (baligh) students should take the Noble Qur’an in their hands and recite it while having wudu; those who are minors may correctly take it in their hands and recite it even without wudu. If it is difficult for an adult student to obtain water, he should not touch the Noble Qur’an with his hand without wudu, but should instead turn the pages with a cloth, a pen, or the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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