Question Summary:
Permissibility of touching a Tafseer book without Wudhu.

Question Detail:

I'm reading a book which has juz amma in Arabic with an English translation, basic explanation of the surah and some basic grammar rules. I know that it is not permissible to touch the Qur'an without wudhu but do I need to have wudhu to touch this book as well?
 

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
It is permissible to touch a book/Tafseer (commentary of the Qur’an) without Wudhu if the Arabic texts and English translations (of the Qur’an) are lesser than the explanation (commentary) of the Surah and grammar rules.[1]
 
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Bin Arshad
Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net