If the cover of the Mus-haf is attached to it with binding or glue, it is not permissible for anyone to touch it without Wudu. If the cover is separate from the Mus-haf like the sleeve in which the Mus-haf is placed to protect it, there is nothing wrong with touching it without Wudu.

Flowing blood is impure according to scholarly consensus. That is indicated by clear evidence from the Quran and Sunnah.

Reciting the Basmalah before reciting Al-Fatihah is one of the Sunnahs of prayer. If someone omits it deliberately or because he forgot, he does not have to do the prostration of forgetfulness.