Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
At work its easier for me to read the Quran on the internet as I am on the computer for 8 hrs. I was wondering if it is permissible to read the Quran on the internet without wudu’? I asked a local Shaykh and he implied that the obligation of having wudu’ is only when one is touching the Quran but not merely reading it without touching it.
Answer:
Walaikum assalam,
In general, it is permitted to recite the Qur’an without touching it when one is not in a state of minor ritual impurity.
It is superior, when reasonably possible, for one to do wudu.
In a state of major ritual impurity, it is not permitted to recite the Qur’an. [Ala’ al-Din Abidin, Gifts of Guidance]
Walaikum assalam,
Faraz Rabbani.