Question
Is it permissible to recite the Quran, make dhikr, and recite durood without wudu?
Answer
Yes, it is correct. As is established from the hadith of Baytutah and يَذْكُرُ اللّٰهَ عَليٰ كُلِّ اَحْيَانِه.
Hadith of Baytutah:
Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he spent a night at the house of the pure wife of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his maternal aunt, Hazrat Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). (He says that) I lay down along the width of the cushion (i.e., its side), while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife rested along its length (with their heads on it, as was their custom). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept, and when half of the night had passed, or a little before or a little after, he woke up and began rubbing his eyes with his hands to drive away sleep. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al-Imran, then went to a water skin hanging (from the ceiling), stood up, and performed wudu from it thoroughly. Then he stood and began to pray. Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I also stood up and did the same as he had done in performing wudu, then I went and stood at his blessed side.
It is narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: The Prophet ﷺ used to remember Allah Almighty at all times.
