FatwaFederal TerritoriesPurification (Taharah)
AL-KAFI #2024: HUKUM MEMBUKA AL-QURAN MENGGUNAKAN PENANDA BUKU DALAM KEADAAN TIDAK BERWUDUK
Is it permissible to open the Quran using a bookmark clip, without touching the mushaf, while not in a state of wudu?
Short answer
Turning the pages of the mushaf with a bookmark clip or a marked stick while without wudu is permissible.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Turning the pages of the mushaf with a bookmark clip or a marked stick while without wudu is permissible. Scholars of the Shafi'i school differed on this, and the position held as final by Imam al-Nawawi is that it is permissible, since the mushaf is not touched directly. Even so, it is advised to perform wudu when reciting the Quran, as this is more virtuous and shows greater respect for the Quran.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hukum menyelak helaian mushaf al-Quran dengan menggunakan klip penanda buku atau menggunakan kayu yang ditanda pada mushaf dalam keadaan tanpa wuduk adalah harus.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #2024: HUKUM MEMBUKA AL-QURAN MENGGUNAKAN PENANDA BUKU DALAM KEADAAN TIDAK BERWUDUK”, 15 April 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/6217-al-kafi-2024-hukum-membuka-al-quran-menggunakan-penanda-buku-dalam-keadaan-tidak-berwuduk. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/opening-quran-with-bookmark-without-wudu/