Authentic Texts on Beard

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From Quran
	Prophet Aaron (As) had beard.

[20:94]  

قَالَ يَا ابْنَ أُمَّ لَا تَأْخُذْ بِلِحْيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأْسِي

[Aaron] said, "O son of my mother, do not seize [me] by my beard or by my head. Indeed, I feared that you would say, 'You caused division among the Children of Israel, and you did not observe [or await] my word.' "

Prophet (saw) had long beard upto chest:
Narrated Grandfather of Talhah:  I entered upon the Prophet () while he was performing ablution, and the water was running down his face and beard to his chest. I saw him rinsing his mouth and snuffing up water separately.  Sunan Abi Dawud 139 [Weak Hadith]

Yazeed Al Faarisi bin Hurmuz, who was a calligrapher of the Qur-aan, once saw Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam in his dream during the time of Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu. He related his dream to Ibn 'Abbaas. Ibn 'Abbaas said:
Rasulullah Sallallahu 'Alayhi Wasallam used to say that the shaytaan cannot imitate him. That person who has seen him in a dream has really seen him'. After mentioning this he asked: 'Can you describe this person whom you have seen in your dream?'. I replied: 'Yes, I can, I will describe to you a man whose body and height were of a medium stature. He had a wheat-coloured complexion with a bit of whiteness in it. Eyes like those that had kuhl on them. A smiling face. Beautiful and round face. A compact beard which surrounded his mubaarak face, and spread on the fore-portion of the chest". 'Awf ibn Abl Jamilah, a narrator of this hadith says: "I do not remember what other feature besides these, my ustaadh Yazeed, who is a narrator of this hadith, described". Ibn 'Abbaas Radiyallahu 'Anhu said: "If you had seen him while being awake, you would not have been able to describe him any further" [Shamail Muhammadiyah  by Imam Tirmidhi Book 56, Hadith 410]

Growing Beard is an order from ALLAH

Abu Hurayrah " reported that the ruler of Yemen, appointed by the Persian emperor Kisra, sent two envoys to the Messenger !. When they came into his presence, he noticed that they had shaved their beards and let their moustaches grow big. Hating their ugly appearance,

he turned his face away and said, “Woe be to you, who told you to do so?” They replied: “Our lord (Kisra) did!” The Messenger ! responded: “But my Lord, exalted and glorified be He, has commanded me to spare my beard and trim my moustaches.” 

[Recorded by Ibn Jarir at-Tabari, Ibn Sa’d, and Ibn Bishran. Verified to be hasan (good) by al-Albani (Fiqh us-Sirah by al-Ghazali p. 359)]

Command from Prophet (Saw)

Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Messenger (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, "Cut the moustaches short and leave the beard (as it is).

حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ انْهَكُوا الشَّوَارِبَ، وَأَعْفُوا اللِّحَى ‏"‏‏.‏

Sahih al-Bukhari 5893

It is Natural (Fitrah):

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ عَشْرٌ مِنْ الْفِطْرَةِ قَصُّ الشَّارِبِ وَإِعْفَاءُ اللِّحْيَةِ وَالسِّوَاكُ وَالِاسْتِنْشَاقُ وَقَصُّ الْأَظْفَارِ وَغَسْلُ الْبَرَاجِمِ وَنَتْفُ الْإِبْطِ وَحَلْقُ الْعَانَةِ وَانْتِقَاصُ الْمَاءِ

Sayyidah Aisha (RA) reported that the Prophet (SAW)  said, “Ten things are instinctive : trimming the moustache, growing the beard, the siwak, rinsing the nose, clipping the nails, washing the back of fingers, plucking hair in the armpit, shaving the pubes, abstersion with 1 water,” Zakariya reported that Mus’ab said, “I have forgotten the tenth except that it should be rinsing the mouth.” 

[Muslim: 261, Tirmidhi : 2766, Ahmed :25114,  Abu Dawud 53,  Nasaee: 5055]

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet () said, "There will emerge from the East some people who will recite the Qur'an but it will not exceed their throats and who will go out of (renounce) the religion (Islam) as an arrow passes through the game, and they will never come back to it unless the arrow, comes back to the middle of the bow (by itself) (i.e., impossible). The people asked, "What will their signs be?" He said, "Their sign will be the habit of shaving (of their beards). (Fath-ul-Bari, Page 322, Vol. 17th)

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ سِيرِينَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ مَعْبَدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ يَخْرُجُ نَاسٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْمَشْرِقِ وَيَقْرَءُونَ الْقُرْآنَ لاَ يُجَاوِزُ تَرَاقِيَهُمْ، يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ، ثُمَّ لاَ يَعُودُونَ فِيهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ السَّهْمُ إِلَى فُوقِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قِيلَ مَا سِيمَاهُمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ سِيمَاهُمُ التَّحْلِيقُ ‏"‏‏.‏ أَوْ قَالَ ‏"‏ التَّسْبِيدُ ‏"‏‏.‏

	Sahih al-Bukhari:  7562

Speech of Ali (RA) upon death of Abu Bakr (RA)

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Upon hearing the sad news of death of Abu Bakr radhiyAllahu 'anhu, 'Ali ibn Abi Talib radhiyAllahu 'anhu hurried towards Abu Bakr's house, all the while saying, "Verily, we belong to Allah, and to Him is our return." 

'Ali then stood outside the house in which Abu Bakr had died, and made the following long speech, which he addressed to Abu Bakr himself: 

"O Abu Bakr, may Allah have Mercy upon you. You were the closest companion and friend of the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam; you were a comfort to him; you were the one he trusted most. If he had a secret, he would tell it to you; and if he needed to consult someone regarding a matter, he would consult you. You were the first of your people to embrace Islam, and you were the most sincere of them in your faith. Your faith was stronger than any other person's, as was the degree to which you feared Allah. And you were the wealthier than anyone else in terms of what you acquired from the religion of Allah 'Azza Wa-Jall. You cared most for both the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam and Islam. Of all people, you were the best Companion to the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam; you possessed the best qualities; you had the best past; you ranked highest; and you were closest to him. And of all people you resembled the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam the most in terms of his guidance and demeanor. Your ranking was higher than anyone else's, and the Prophet salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam honored you and held you in higher esteem than anyone else. On behalf of the Messenger of Allah and Islam, may Allah reward with the best of rewards. When the people disbelieved in the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, you believed in him. Throughout his life, you were both his eyes with which he saw, and his ears with which he heard. Allah has named you truthful in his book when He said: 

"And the one who has brought the truth [Prophet] and [they who] believed in it - those are the righteous." Qur'an::Surah39:Ayah33

When people were stingy in their support for the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, you comforted him. And when people sat still, you stood side by side with the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, facing the same hardships that he faced. In times of hardship, you were truly a good and noble Companion of his. You were the 'second of two', his Companion in the Cave; and the one upon whom As-Sakeenah (peace, tranquility, calmness) descended. You were his Companion during migration, and you were his successor regarding the religion of Allah and His nation. And a truly good successor you proved to be when people apostatized. You did what no other Khaleefah of a Prophet did before you. You stood up firmly and bravely when his other Companions lost their resolve and became soft. And when they became weak, you adhered to the methodology of the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam. You truly were as the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: weak in your body, but strong regarding the commands of Allah; humble in yourself, but lofty in your ranking with Allah; well-esteemed in the eyes of people, honored and great in their hearts. Not a single one of them had any reason to dislike you, to be suspicious of you, or to hold you in contempt... The weak and humble you have always treated as strong and honorable, making sure you gave them what was rightfully theirs. And in this regard, you have treated relatives and strangers equally. Of all people, you respect those who are obedient to Allah and who fear Him the most. In your overall character, you embody truth and compassion. Your speech has always been characterized by the qualities of wisdom and decisiveness. And you have always struck a noble balance between gentleness and firmness. You have always based your decisions on knowledge, and once you have made your decisions, you have always kept a firm resolve to execute them... Verily to Allah do we belong, and to Him is our return. We are pleased with, and we submit to, Allah's decree. And by Allah, other than the death of the Messenger of Allah salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, Muslims have never been afflicted with a greater calamity than the calamity of your death. You have always been a protector, a sanctuary, and source of honor for this religion. May Allah 'Azza Wa-Jall make you join the company of His Prophet, Muhammad salAllahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and may he not deprive us of your reward. And may He not lead us astray after you." 

People had gathered around 'Ali and listened to his speech until he finished. Then they all cried with raised voices, and they all responded in unison to 'Ali's speech, saying, "Indeed, you have spoken the truth." 

At-Tabsirah, by Ibn Al-Jawzee (1/477-479); and Ashaab Ar-Rasool (1/108)
Courtesy: Masnoon Islamic Duas

யூனுஸ் நபி அல்லாஹ்வுடன் கோபித்து கொண்டாரா?

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

அன்புச்  சகோதரர் முஹம்மத் அஸ்ஹர் ஸீலானி  அவர்களுக்கு,
அஸ்ஸலாமு அலைக்கும்,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=46zSUzNeLyY#t=1900s

தாங்கள் யூனுஸ் நபி அல்லாஹ்வுடன் கோபித்து கொண்டார் என மொழிபெயர்த்து கூறுகிறீர்கள். ஆனால், எல்லா மொழிபெயர்பாளர்களும், முஃபஸிர்களும் யூனுஸ் நபி தம் சமூகத்தாரை கோபித்துக் கொண்டு வெளியேறியதாகத் தானே மொழிபெயர்துள்ளார்கள்.

இதை போன்று PJ உரை https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtiCqBhVm8I



யூனுஸ் நபி அல்லாஹ்விடம் கோபித்துக்கொண்டார் என்று சிலர் 21:87 ஆயத்திற்க்கு விளக்கம் கொடுக்கின்றனர். ஒரு  நபி அர்ஷின் அதிபதியான அல்லாஹ்விடம் கோபித்ததார் என்பது சிந்தனைக்கு பொருந்தாத ஒன்றாக உள்ளது. இவ்வாறான விளக்கத்தை நபியோ ஸஹாபாக்களோ கொடுக்கவில்லை.

[21:87] துன்னூனயும் (யூனுஸ் நபியாகிய மீனுடையவரை நபியே! நினைவு கூர்வீராக! தம் சமூகத்தாரை விட்டு)_அவர் கோபமாக வெளியேறிய சமயத்தில்

ளஹ்ஹாக்(ரஹ்) அவர்கள், "தம் சமுருகத்தாரிடம் கோபம் கொண்டு வெளியேற்றினார்கள்", என்று இதற்கு விளக்கம் கூறுகிறார்கள். (இப்ன் கதீர்)

http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1927&Itemid=93

http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2628&Itemid=76

[21:87] துன்னூனயும் (யூனுஸ் நபியாகிய மீனுடையவரை நபியே! நினைவு கூர்வீராக! தம் சமூகத்தாரை விட்டு)_அவர் கோபமாக வெளியேறிய சமயத்தில், (நாம் அவரைபிடித்து) நெருக்கடிக்குள்ளாக்கி(தண்டித்து) விடமாட்டோம் என்று எண்ணிக்க் கொண்டார்; (ஆகவே மீன் வயிற்றின்) இருள்களில் "(நெருக்கடிக்குள்ளான அவர்), உன்னைத் தவிர வணகத்திற்குறிய நாயன் (வேறு ஒருவனும் இல்லை; நீ மிக பரிசுத்தமானவன்; நிச்சயமாக நான், அநியாயக்காரர்களில் (ஒருவனாகி) ஆகிவிட்டேன்;"  என்று (பிரார்தனை செய்து அழைத்தார். [மதீனா குர்ஆன் பக்கம் 330]

[68:48] ஆகவே (நபியே!) நீர் உமதிரட்சகனின் கட்டளைக்காகப் பொறுமையுடனிருப்பீராக! மேலும், மீனுடையவரைப் போன்று நீர் ஆகிவிடவேண்டாம்; அவர் துக்கம் நிரம்பபெற்றவராக(பிரார்தனை செய்து) அழைத்தபொழுது,

[68:49] அவருடைய இரசகனிடமிருந்து அருட்கொடை அவரை அடையாதிருந்தால், வெட்ட வெளியில் பழிக்கபட்டவராக அவர் எறியப்பட்டு இரு(ந்தி)ப்பார்.

[68:50] பின்னர்,  அவருடைய இரச்சகன் அவரை தேர்ந்தெடுத்துக்கொண்டான்; பின்னர் அவரை நல்லோர்களில் உள்ளவராக ஆக்கி வைத்தான். [மதீனா குர்ஆன் பக்கம் 568]

பிறகு யூனுஸ் நபியிடம் அல்லாஹ் கோபப்பட காரணம் என்ன?

ஏனென்றால், இறைதூதுவர்கள்  தம்மக்களை புரக்கணித்து வேறு ஊருக்கு செல்லும்போது, அவர் அல்லாஹ்வின் உத்திரவுக்கு, பிறகே செல்ல வேண்டும். இது திருக்குர் ஆனில் பல இடங்களில் ஆதாரமாக காண முடியும்.
நூஹ் நபிக்கு கப்பல் கட்ட கட்டளையிட்டது, ஆத்கூட்டத்தை விட்டு ஹூத் நபிக்கு கட்டளையிட்டது,  லூத் நபிக்கு கட்டளையிட்டது.
ஏன் நமது அருமை நாயகம் நபி (ஸல்) அவர்களுக்கு மதீனா செல்ல கட்டளையிட்டது, உட்பட.
ஆனால் யூனுஸ் அல்லாஹ்வின் கட்டளைக்கு காத்திராமல் சென்றதனாலேயே அல்லாஹ் அவரிடம் கோபித்து கொண்டான்.

இதற்கு ஆதாரமாக கீழ்கண்ட ஹதீஸை காணலாம்.

நபி (ஸல்) அவர்கள் முஸ்லிம்களைப் பார்த்து/ இரு கருங்கல் மலைகளுக்கிடையே பேரீச்ச மரங்கள் நிறைந்த (மதீனா) பகுதியை நீங்கள் ஹிஜ்ரத் செல்கின்ற நாடாக நான் (கனவில்) காட்டப்பட்டேன் என்று கூறினார்கள். எனவே/ மதீனா நோக்கி ஹிஜ்ரத் சென்றவர்கள் சென்றார்கள். (ஏற்கனவே) அபிசீனிய நாட்டிற்கு ஹிஜ்ரத் சென்றிருந்தவர்கள்
பலர் (முஸ்லிம்கள் மதீனாவில் குடியேறுவதைக் கேள்விப்பட்டு) மதீனாவுக்குத் திரும்பினார்கள். (மக்காவிலிருந்து) அபூபக்ர் அவர்களும் மதீனா நோக்கி (ஹிஜ்ரத் புறப்பட) ஆயத்தமானார்கள். அப்போது அல்லாஹ்வின் தூதர் (ஸல்) அவர்கள்/ சற்று பொறுங்கள். எனக்கு (ஹிஜ்ரத்திற்கு) அனுமதி வழங்கப்படுவதை நான் எதிர்பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் என்று (அபூபக்ர் அவர்களிடம்) கூறினார்கள். அதற்கு அபூபக்ர் (ரலி) அவர்கள்/ என் தந்தை தங்களுக்கு அர்ப்பணம் அனுமதியை(த்தான்) எதிர்பார்க்கின்றீர்களா என்று கேட்டார்கள். அதற்கு/ ஆம் (எதிர்பார்க்கிறேன்) என்று நபி (ஸல்) அவர்கள் பதிலளித்தார்கள். ஆகவே அபூபக்ர் (ரலி) அவர்கள் நபி (ஸல்)

அவர்களுடன் (ஹிஜ்ரத்) செல்வதற்காகத் தன் (பயணத்தி)னை நிறுத்தினார்கள். [ஸஹீஹுல் புகாரி ,ஹதீஸ் எண்:3905]

ஆதலால்,  யூனுஸ்(அலை) அல்லாஹ்வின் கட்டளைக்கு காத்திராமல் சென்றதனாலேயே அல்லாஹ் அவரிடம் கோபித்து கொண்டான்

பிற மொழிபெயர்புகள்:
1.) http://quran.com/21/87 By Sahih International, Dr. Muhsin Khan, Pickthall, Yusuf Ali, Shakir and Dr. Ghali
2.) IFT Quran  http://tamilislam.com/tamiltarjuma/021_The_Prophets.htm
3.) Jaan Trust  http://tamilislam.com/tamilquran/The_Prophets.htm
4.) Madeenah Quraan from King Fahd Complex http://www.islamhouse.com/28962/en/ta/books/Translation_of_the_meaning_of_the_Holy_Quran_in_Tamil
5.) தஃப்சீர் இப்னு கஸீர் தமிழாக்கம் - ரஹ்மத் பதிப்பகம் - பாகம் 5 - பக்கம் 912 - 919

Tawakkul (Trust on ALLAH)

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Tawakkul (trust in Allah and using the means given by Him) is the strongest medicine for hopelessness and anxiety, dont deprive yourself of it!

Many times we say Tawakkalthu ALLAH but we don't say from the bottom of our heart. 

ALLAH(Azwajal) says in Chapter 3 verse 159:

If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers put their trust

Also ALLAH(Azwajal) says in Chapter 3 verse 59:

"Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)"

Tawakkul has three levels: putting trust (in Allaah), then submitting, then entrusting (one’s affairs to Allaah); so the one who puts his trust (in Allaah) is reassured by His promise, and the one who submits is content with His knowledge, and the one who entrusts (his affairs to Allaah) is pleased with His decree.’”

Remember the story of Father of Yusuf (AS):

When the brothers of Yusuf (AS) wanted to kill him they said to his father 

[12:7] Certainly were there in Joseph and his brothers signs for those who ask

[12:12] Send him with us tomorrow to enjoy himself and play, and verily, we will take care of him."

[12:13] He [Ya'qub (Jacob)] said: "Truly, it saddens me that you should take him away. I fear lest a wolf should devour him, while you are careless of him."
[12:14] They said, " If a wolf should eat him while we are a [strong] clan, indeed, we would then be losers."

So the brothers threw him into the bottom of the well. 

Some of the Mufassir's comment on this saying Ya'qub (AS) didn't put his trust on ALLAH but he feared that a wolf may eat him.. 

In another incident in the Story of Yunus(AS)

Yunus(AS) was angry with the disbelief of the people and boarded the ship. 

[10:98]. Yunus, meanwhile, went and traveled with some people on a ship, which was tossed about on the sea. The people were afraid that they would drown, so they cast lots to choose a man whom they would throw overboard. The lot fell to Yunus, but they refused to throw him overboard. This happened a second and a third time. Allah says:

﴿فَسَـهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ ﴾

(Then he (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers.) [37:141] meaning, the draw went against him, so Yunus stood up, removed his garment and cast himself into the sea.

http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1927&Itemid=93

http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2628&Itemid=76 

Here the people were afraid of the heavy tides, but did not put their Trust on ALLAH.. 

.There are many such waves in our life.. From unexpected sides..

But the believer should always put there trust on ALLAH (Azwajal) and he says
حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

[3:173] "Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)."
and say

قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَانَا ۚ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

[9:51] Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allah has ordained for us. He is our Maula (Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in Allah let the believers put their trust.

[46:13] Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah ," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.

[41:30] Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.

Touching Quran without Wudhu

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Chapter 15  'The Quran' from  Malik's Muwatta.
15.1.1

عن عبداللہ بن ابی بکر بن حزم ان فی کتاب الذی کتبہ رسول اللہ لعمرو بن حزم لا یمس القرآن الا طاھر
(موطا امام مالک)

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm that
in a letter that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent to Amr ibn Hazm it said that  "No one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pure".

Malik said, "No-one should carry the Qur'an by its strap, or on a cushion, unless he is pure. If it were permissible to do so, it would also have been permissible to carry it in its cover. This is not because there is something on the hands of the one who carries it by which the Qur'an will be soiled, but because it is disapproved of for someone to carry the Qur'an without being pure out of respect for the Qur'an, and in order to honour it." Malik said, "The best thing that I have heard about this is the ayat 'None touch it except the purified.' (Sura 56 ayat 79) It ranks with the ayat in Surat Abasa (Sura 80), where Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, says, 'No, it is a reminder, and whoever wishes will remember it. Upon honoured pages, exalted and purified, by the hands of scribes, noble and obedient.' "

15.2.2Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Abi Tamima as-Sakhtayani from Muhammad ibn Sirin that Umar ibn al-Khattab was with some people who were reciting Qur'an. He went to relieve himself and then came back and recited Qur'an. One of the men said to him, "Amir al muminin, are you reciting the Qur'an without being in wudu?" Umar replied, "Who gave you a verdict on this? Was it Musaylima?"'



عن حکیم بن حزام ان النبی لما بعثہ والیاً الی الیمن قال لا تمس القرآن الا وانت طاھر

(مستدرک حاکم)

Hakim Ibn Hizam (RA) narrates that I was deputed as a Wali towards Yemen by the Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassallam) and he said, "Don't touch the Qura'n unless you are Taahir (clean from impurity)." [Mustadrak]

عن عبداللہ بن عمر ان رسول اللہ قال لا یمس القرآن الا طاھر

(رواہ الطبرانی)

Sayydina Abdhullah Ibn Umar (RA) narrates that the Prophet of Allah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) said, 'Don't touch the Qur'aan except in the state of purity.' [Tabarani]

Touching the Mushaf without Wudhoo - Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgUNLu8rFvI

Regarding Touching the Translation or Tafsir of The Quran then it is permissible:
  http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/22829 

As for Non Muslim touching Arabic Quran this is completely impermissible because of the following verse from the Quran.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ 
O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean [9:28]
http://islamqa.info/en/ref/12225/dua%20for%20non%20muslim
عن انس بن مالک قال خرج عمر متقلد السیف فقیل لھ ان ختنک واختک قد صبوا فاتاھما عمر و عندھما رجل من المھاجرین یقال لھ خباب و کانو یقرون طھ فقال اعطونی الکتاب عندکم اقراہ و کان عمر یقرا الکتاب فقالت لھ اختھ انک رجس ولا یمسھ الا المطھرون فقم فاغتسل او توضا فقام عمر فتوضا ثم اخذ الکتاب فقراطھ (دارقطنی)

In the incident of Sayyidna 'Umar's (RA) embracing Islam, Umar Bin Khattab  where he asked his sister, Fathima Binti Khattab to give him the pages of the Qur'an, she recited verse [79] of this Surah, refused to give him the pages and said 'only the pure ones can touch it'. As a result, he was forced to take a bath, and then recite the contents of the pages.The version from Dar-Qutni is narrated above.

But if there is more translation and Tafseer than the Arabic verses, then there is no problem http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/22829 

The letters sent by Prophet (Sallalahu Alaihi Wasallam) to different Kings contained Qura'nic verses:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad's_letters_to_the_Heads-of-State

Listen to this nice advice by Sheik Assim Al- Hakeem on CAN THE QURAN BE GIVEN TO A NON MUSLIM?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbZ_-reI5Uo 

Dua to seek protection from Shirk

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. يا أبا بكر للشرك فيكم أخفى من دبيب النمل] فقال أبو بكر:" وهل الشرك إلا من جعل مع الله إلها آخر" قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم:[ والذي نفسي بيده للشرك أخفى من دبيب النمل ألا أدلك على شيء إذا قلته ذهب عنك قليله وكثيره قال قل اللهم إني أعوذ بك أن أشرك بك وأنا أعلم وأستغفرك لما لا أعلم
   Abu Bakr Siddique has narrated that Rasulullah (SAW) said : “Shirk in my Ummah is much more hidden than the pace of an ant crawling upon a black stone.” Shirk is very hidden. It enters the heart very silently and very few are saved from it. Upon hearing this, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddique asked : “How can one be protected from Shirk?” Rasulullah said : “ Should I not show you such a supplication (dua) that if you recite it, you will be free from minor and major Shirk.” Hazrat Abu Bakr requested him to do so. Rasulullah (SAW) instructed him to say : “Allahumma innee a’oodhu bika min an ushrika bika shay-a`w wa-ana a’alam wa-astaghfiruka limaa laa a’alam.” “O Allah, I seek protection in You from that I ascribe partners to You knowingly and I seek forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know.”
   "O Allah, I take refuge in you lest I should commit shirk with You knowingly, and I seek your forgiveness from You for those things which I do not know." [Found in Adab al-Mufrad, 716 and Musnad Abi Ya'la - classed as saheeh by Al-Albani in 'Saheeh Adab al-Mufrad], 551 (see also Jaami' as-Sagheer, 4934]
   
2. أيها الناس، اتقوا هذا الشرك، فإنه أخفى من دبيب النمل، فقال له من شاء الله أن يقول: وكيف نتقيه وهو أخفى من دبيب النمل يا رسول الله؟ قال: قولوا: اللهم إنا نعوذ بك من أن نشرك بك شيئاً نعلمه، ونستغفره لما لا نعلم
   The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: "O people, save yourselves from shirk, for it is more inconspicuous than the creeping of the ant. Someone whom Allah willed (to speak) asked: 'How do we save ourselves from it while it is more inconspicuous than the creeping of the ant O Messenger of Allah?' He صلي الله عليه وسلم said: 'Say: O Allah we seek refuge in You from associating anything with You knowingly, and we seek Your forgiveness for what we do unknowingly.'" [Musnad Ahmad, 4/403 and others - classed as saheeh in 'Saheeh al-Jaami', 3/233 (#2876)] May Allah protect us all from shirk and keep our tongues moist with repentance.