Purity: Is Wudūʾ Obligatory for Typing Qur’anic Verses?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Purity: Is Wudūʾ Obligatory for Typing Qur’anic Verses?

English:

Question #155

Is it obligatory for persons engaged in typing, with typewriter, the verses of the Holy Qur’an to have wuḍū’?

Answer #155

Purity is not a condition for this work, but it is not permissible for them to touch the printed items without wuḍū’.

- Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, The Rules for Touching the Names of Allah, the Glorious, and the Verses of the Qur’an