Can you read the Quran without wudu?
Summary
Most scholars allow reciting from memory without wudu, though wudu is better; touching a physical mushaf has a stricter majority ruling.
Detailed Answer
Recitation from memory generally does not require wudu, while major impurity is separate. The majority require purification to touch a mushaf, citing with other evidence. Phones differ from a printed mushaf.
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Sources (3)
Quran & Tafseer
لَّا يَمَسُّهُۥٓ إِلَّا ٱلْمُطَهَّرُونَ
“None touch it except the purified.”
۞ فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ
“Then I swear by the setting of the stars,”
Prophetic Hadith
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ الصَّيْدَلاَنِيُّ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مُرَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلِمَةَ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ لَيْسَ الْجَنَابَةَ .
“It was narrated that 'Ali said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to recite Qur'an in all circumstances except when he was Junub."”
This is general educational information, not a personal fatwa. Ask a trusted scholar about your specific circumstances.