Touching the Mushaf and Purity
299 questions
Is sexual thinking and imagining, without using the hand or touching the vulva, considered masturbation, and what is its ruling?
Did Qadi Iyad, by his statement "sabahuma" (both of them), mean that the Mushaf is other than the Qur'an, or that the terms Mushaf and Qur'an are synonymous among scholars, and does doubt concerning a letter refer to the Qur'an or the Mushaf?
If a person is afflicted with urinary incontinence, is he required to perform istinja (cleansing) and wudu (ablution) for every prayer, even if he does not find any trace of anything having exited? And how should one who is afflicted with this act if he wishes to read from the Mushaf?
Is it permissible to prevent non-Muslims from touching the Qur’an based on the verse: "None shall touch it save the purified"?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to recite the Qur’an absolutely – without touching the Mushaf – even if there is no specific need, provided that this is not considered following one’s whims, especially if abstaining from recitation causes a feeling of hardness of heart, inclination towards worldly matters, and fear?
What is the ruling on the impurity of clothes and objects when touching surfaces or people whom a dog is likely to have touched, and is it necessary to investigate that?
What is the ruling on downloading the Holy Quran onto mobile phones?
Is it permissible for a girl working in a stationery shop to hand the customer a copy of the Qur’an when she is not in a state of purity?
Is it permissible to use a mobile phone that contains Quranic surahs and religious lectures while in a state of ritual impurity (janabah), provided that the Quran is not opened on it?
Does touching something that has been afflicted by urine, then dried and its trace removed, then wet with water, affect its purity?
Is a specific expiation required for someone who touched the the Mus'haf while in a state of ritual impurity (junub)?
Is it permissible for a woman who has undergone an IVF procedure and been prevented from using water on her body to perform ablution (wudu'), pray (salat), and recite the Qur'an?
Is a fiancé kissing his fiancée included in the "lamam" mentioned in the Holy Qur'an?
Is it permissible for a Christian woman, married to a Muslim, who intends to embrace Islam, to read religious books that include Qur'anic verses, with the aim of learning about Islam and becoming convinced of it?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to touch the Mushaf in order to recite her daily litany (wird) and for memorization?
How can one respond to those who permit mixing, citing that the forbidden mixing is only that which involves touching or proximity that incites desire, and that the verse of Hijab is specific to the Mothers of the Believers, and that mixing exists in the Grand Mosque of Mecca, and that there was no barrier between men and women during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him?
Is purifying a rug by wiping it three times with a cloth moistened with pure water correct, and what is the ruling concerning the electric iron and the clothes that were ironed with it after the incident, and what about the things that the questioner touched without knowing whether her hand was contaminated with urine or not?
Is it permissible for a woman in childbirth to touch and read the Qur’an for worship while wearing clothes that have impurities on them?
Is it permissible to write the Mushaf in phone applications using a script other than the Uthmani script, such as writing "مالك" (Maalik) instead of "ملك" (Malik) in Al-Fatihah? And is it then considered a Mushaf?
Do hands become defiled by touching everyday objects wet with sweat or water? Is walking barefoot on a spot wet with shoe residue considered defilement? Is it permissible to pray on a rug after it has dried in this case?
Is it permissible for an adult woman to help a blind man cross the street if he asks her and she is the only one present?
Do clothes or shoes become impure by a person touching them with a hand that has traces of beer on it, or by touching a box containing beer cans?
What should I do about an error found in one of the verses of Surat Al-Baqarah on an Iranian website, which I cannot contact to correct the word "al-muhtadi" instead of "al-muhtad"?
Is it permissible to read the Quran in public places, trains, and buses? And is ablution (Wudu') required when taking out the Mushaf to review verses?