Most-asked question
Can I read the Qur'an from a phone without wudhu?
54 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, Ask Imaam, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Jamiat KZN). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“It is permissible to touch the screen without wudhu, however one should refrain from placing one's hand on the screen where the verses of the Qur'aan appear. If it is difficult, then one should make wudhu or one should use something to turn the pages on the screen.”
“It is permissible to recite the Glorious Qur`an from the computer or any other electronic or digital device. However, one must have ablution (wudhu) in order to touch the verses of Qur`an on the screen.”
“One should be in a state of Wudhu when holding or touching the screen of the Quraan app when opened.”
“It is permissible to encourage the recitation of the Quran through such means. It is advisable to be in the state of wudhu while touching the screen displaying the Quran.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
Read the fatawa
- Quraan Apps On PhonesIbn Masood · 28 Sep 2026
- Touching the screen of a cellphone which has the Quraan Majeed on itMufti Online · 30 Jun 2026
- Are we allowed to scroll through Quran on a screen without wudhu?Ask Imaam · 18 May 2025
- Quraan Tilaawat On A Mobile PhoneAzaadville · 21 Jan 2023
- Are we allowed to scroll through Quran on a screen without wudhu?Jamiat KZN · 3 Jul 2019
- Quraan Sharif on the phoneIbn Masood · 30 Dec 2023
- Reciting the Quraan Shareef on a phone while sitting behind a personMufti Online · 27 Feb 2023
- Reciting Quran on a Mobile phone without Wudhu - Is this permissible?Ask Imaam · 13 Dec 2022
- Menstruating Women Touching The Icons On A Quraan AppAzaadville · 22 Jul 2022
- Can a mobile phone that has the Qur’an stored on it be taken into the toilet?Jamiat KZN · 14 Jan 2010
- Quraan AppsIbn Masood · 21 May 2023
- Reciting Quraan on a phoneMufti Online · 3 Apr 2017
- Reading Quran on PhoneAsk Imaam · 6 Oct 2019
- Is it permissible to recite the Qur`an on electronic devices without ablution?Ask Imaam · 1 Mar 2014
- Touching The Screen While A Quraan App is OpenAzaadville · 22 Jul 2022
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