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Does one who reads from the Mushaf while not in a state of Wudu, but touches the Mushaf with a barrier, receive the full reward for reading?

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It is permissible for a person in a state of minor impurity (al-muhdith) to touch the Mus'haf if they perform tayammum (dry ablution) to touch it, in cases where water is unavailable or its use is difficult due to illness or fear. However, laziness in performing wudu' (ablution) does not permit tayammum for touching the Mus'haf. Some scholars have permitted touching the Mus'haf with an interposing object, such as a glove, because the touch is then to the interposing object, not to the Mus'haf itself. According to this view, there is no harm in touching the Mus'haf with an interposing object, and the reader receives the full reward for recitation even if they are in a state of minor impurity, because the reward for recitation is not conditioned upon purity, although purification is among the etiquettes of recitation.

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