What should we do with articles containing verses of the Holy Qur’an?
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QUESTION:
Many times, people post things through the letterbox that have verses from the Holy Qur’an on them. What should we do with them?
ANSWER:
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
In principle, it is of utmost importance to show respect towards articles or letters that contain verses from the Holy Qur’ān or the blessed statements of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If it becomes difficult to preserve these writings, it is strongly advised to wrap them in a clean cloth and bury them in a safe place.
And Allah Ta’ālā Knows Best
Zayd Imran
Concurred by:
Hanif Yusuf | Mubasshir Talha
References
(الْمُصْحَفُ إذَا صَارَ بِحَالٍ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ يُدْفَنُ كَالْمُسْلِمِ) : أَيْ يُجْعَلُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ طَاهِرَةٍ وَيُدْفَنُ فِي مَحَلٍّ غَيْرِ مُمْتَهَنٍ لَا يُوطَأُ
[Radd al-Muhtār: Dār al-Fikr: 1:177]
وَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تُلْقَى فِي مَاءٍ جَارٍ كَمَا هِيَ أَوْ تُدْفَنُ وَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ
[Radd al-Muhtār: Dār al-Fikr: 1:177]
مِنْ التَّعْظِيمِ أَنْ لَا يَمُدَّ رِجْلَهُ إلَى الْكِتَابِ وَفِي التَّجْنِيسِ الْمُصْحَفُ إذَا صَارَ كُهْنًا أَيْ عَتِيقًا وَصَارَ بِحَالٍ لَا يُقْرَأُ فِيهِ وَخَافَ أَنْ يَضِيعَ يُجْعَلُ فِي خِرْقَةٍ طَاهِرَةٍ وَيُدْفَنُ؛ لِأَنَّ الْمُسْلِمَ إذَا مَاتَ يُدْفَنُ فَالْمُصْحَفُ إذَا صَارَ كَذَلِكَ كَانَ دَفْنُهُ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ وَضْعِهِ مَوْضِعًا يُخَافُ أَنْ تَقَعَ عَلَيْهِ النَّجَاسَةُ أَوْ نَحْوُ ذَلِكَ
[al-Bahr al-Rā'iq: Dār al-Kitāb al-Islāmī: 1:212]
اگر حفاظت مشکل ہو تو بجائے ٹکرے ٹکرے کے پھاڑنے اور قلم زد یا روشنائی کے ذریعہ مٹانے کے ان کو کسی محفوظ جگہ دفن کردینا بہتر ہے
[Fatāwā Qāsmiyah: Maktabah Ashrafiyah Deoband: 4:63]
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