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Posts published in “Fiqh”

This section includes articles on Islamic law, legal history, and the principles of jurisprudence.

Touching an iPhone or PC which has Qur’an stored on its Memory without Wudu

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question: I recently downloaded the Quran application onto my iPhone and have the entire Qur’an saved both in audio and digital forms. I have two questions: Firstly, do I need to have Wudu in order to touch my iPhone, or is wudu required only when the app is open? Secondly, would it be impermissible to take the phone to the lavatory given that the entire Qur’an is stored in digital form on its memory? Answer: In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, 1) The position of all four Sunni schools of…