Carrying a Mus-haf with a Tafseer whilst praying qiyaam al-layl

Question: 9505

Is it permissible for a person to carry a Mus-haf which has footnotes (Tafseer or commentary) whilst praying qiyaam al-layl, and if he comes across a word he does not understand, he looks at what it means whilst he is praying?

Answer

Praise be to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:

I put this question to my shaykh, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), and he answered as follows:

That’s OK.

Source:

Shaykh ‘Abd-Alazeez ibn Baaz

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