A man reciting the Quran while not in a state of purity

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid said: Once we were with Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Salman went to relieve himself, and when he came back we said: "Perform ablution; perhaps we may ask you about a verse of the Qur'an." He said: "Ask, for I will not touch the Qur'an, because none may touch it except the purified." Then we asked him about the Qur'an, and he recited some of it to us before performing ablution.

Alqamah and al-Aswad said: Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) recited the Qur'an in front of us without having performed ablution.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) used to recite the Qur'an after coming out of the toilet, before performing ablution.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) would come out of the toilet and recite a surah.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: Once Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) relieved himself and then began reciting the Qur'an. Abu Maryam said: "O Commander of the Believers, it would be better if you performed ablution." He said: "Did Musaylimah give you this fatwa?!"

Likewise (through another chain).

Qatadah said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came out of the toilet and recited a verse of the Qur'an. Someone said to him: "Do you recite like this without ablution?" He said: "If I do not recite it, then should Musaylimah recite it?!"

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite the Qur'an in every state except the state of major ritual impurity (janabah).

Nafi' bin Jubayr saw no harm in reciting the Qur'an without ablution.

Ali bin Husayn used to recite the Qur'an while without ablution.

Ata was asked whether a man may recite the Qur'an after relieving himself. He said: "Doing so in a state of purity is dearer to me, unless he recites part of a verse or a little; then there is no harm."

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sometimes on a journey, after relieving myself, I recite a portion of the Qur'an before I catch up with my companions and before performing ablution.

Abu Mijlaz said: I was reciting from the mushaf when my father came out of the toilet. I had difficulty with a verse, and he guided me with it.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Recite the Qur'an in every state except the state of major ritual impurity (janabah).

Ibn Sirin used to recite the Qur'an even after breaking his ablution (hadath).

Ibrahim said: It used to be said: Recite the Qur'an in every state except janabah.

A man was with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). He urinated, and when he came back, Ibn Mas'ud said to him: "Recite it."

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas and Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) used to recite the Qur'an after coming out from relieving themselves, before performing ablution.