Is it permissible to touch papers containing the remembrance of Allah by hand while in a state of ritual impurity (janabah)?
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The hand is not described as being in a state of ritual impurity (junub); rather, it is described as impure (najisah) if there is impurity on it. The person himself is the one in a state of ritual impurity (junub). It is not permissible to touch papers that contain the remembrance of Allah with an impure hand, out of reverence for them. As for a person who is in a state of ritual impurity (junub) or a menstruating woman touching papers that contain the remembrance of Allah, there is no harm in that. They are only prohibited from touching the (the Qur'an).
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