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Saturday 15 April 2017

Holding digital device containing the Qur’ân


Question

Do Muslims have to have wudû’ while carrying a digital hand-held Qur'ân?

Answer

Such devices do not take the same ruling as a printed Qur’ân because the text has to be interpreted from a different format before it can be read. The format in which the text is recorded is a digital format that needs to be interpreted by a specific program in order to be displayed on the screen in a recognizable character set. 

Bear in mind that this digital code only displays the Qur’ân in conjunction with a compatible program. Without that program, the code will not display the Qur’ân on a screen. 

Therefore, you may carry such a device without being in wudû’

And Allah knows best.

-islamtoday.net

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