Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ḥadīth, Volume 09
Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an, make dhikr (remembrance of Allah), and send salawat (blessings) upon the Prophet ﷺ without performing wudu?
Yes, it is permissible. This is established from the following authentic narrations:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
He spent one night in the house of the purified wife of the Prophet ﷺ and his maternal aunt, Maymūnah (رضي الله عنها).
He said: “I lay down crosswise on the edge of the pillow while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay lengthwise. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until the middle of the night—or a little before or after that—then he woke up and began wiping sleep from his eyes with his hands. Then he recited the last ten verses of Sūrah Āl ʿImrān, then stood up and performed ablution from a water bag that was hanging, performing a complete wudu. He then stood to offer prayer. I also got up, performed wudu in the same way, and stood on his left side, upon which he moved me to his right.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Wuḍūʾ, Bāb Qirāʾat al-Qurʾān baʿd al-ḥadath wa-ghayrih)
ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would remember Allah in all of his conditions.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – via Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Kitāb al-Ṭahārah, Bāb Mukhālaṭat al-Junub wa-mā yubāḥ lahu)
From the above authentic narrations, it is clear:
① Reciting the Qur'an without wudu is permissible, though it is more virtuous to recite with wudu.
② Making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and sending salawat (durūd) upon the Prophet ﷺ is permitted in all states, even without wudu, as established by the constant dhikr of the Prophet ﷺ.
Is it permissible to recite the Qur'an, make dhikr (remembrance of Allah), and send salawat (blessings) upon the Prophet ﷺ without performing wudu?
Yes, it is permissible. This is established from the following authentic narrations:
ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās (رضي الله عنه) narrated:
He spent one night in the house of the purified wife of the Prophet ﷺ and his maternal aunt, Maymūnah (رضي الله عنها).
He said: “I lay down crosswise on the edge of the pillow while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his wife lay lengthwise. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ slept until the middle of the night—or a little before or after that—then he woke up and began wiping sleep from his eyes with his hands. Then he recited the last ten verses of Sūrah Āl ʿImrān, then stood up and performed ablution from a water bag that was hanging, performing a complete wudu. He then stood to offer prayer. I also got up, performed wudu in the same way, and stood on his left side, upon which he moved me to his right.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī – Kitāb al-Wuḍūʾ, Bāb Qirāʾat al-Qurʾān baʿd al-ḥadath wa-ghayrih)
ʿĀʾishah (رضي الله عنها) narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ would remember Allah in all of his conditions.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim – via Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, Kitāb al-Ṭahārah, Bāb Mukhālaṭat al-Junub wa-mā yubāḥ lahu)
From the above authentic narrations, it is clear:
① Reciting the Qur'an without wudu is permissible, though it is more virtuous to recite with wudu.
② Making dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and sending salawat (durūd) upon the Prophet ﷺ is permitted in all states, even without wudu, as established by the constant dhikr of the Prophet ﷺ.
