I pray this message finds you in good health and happiness. If I break wind while reading the quran, it is necessary for me to immediately perform wudu again or am I allowed to finish the surah or reading first?

Assalamalaikum,

I pray this message finds you in good health and happiness. If I break wind while reading the quran, it is necessary for me to immediately perform wudu again or am I allowed to finish the surah or reading first?

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

A person who is not in the state of wudhu is prohibited from touching the letters, pages and the cover of the Qurān^[1]. However, he is permitted to recite the Qurān whilst he is not in the state of wudhu, from memory or by looking into the Qurān (without touching the Qurān). He is also permitted to touch the Qurān with cloth etc which is not attached to the Qurān or to the body of the person.

(Ad Durrul Mukhtār, , Vol.1, Pg.173, HM Saeed)^[2]
(Raddul Muhtār, Vol.1, Pg.173, HM Saeed)^[3]

If you do not touch the Qurān, it will be permissible to finish the Surah before renewing the wuhu. However, it is preferable for you to renew the wudhu immediately or as soon as possible.

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum 

Ml. Rayhaan Docrat,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah

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