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Is it permissible to use the phrase "This is by the grace of my Lord" on household utensils for decoration or eating, which will be sold in European countries?

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Scholars dislike writing Quranic verses on coins and tools for fear of exposing them to desecration and to the touch of menstruating women and those in a state of ritual impurity (janabah). Writing the Quran on utensils is more likely to lead to desecration and turns the Quran into a means of promoting trade. If these utensils are sold in non-Muslim countries, there is no doubt about the impermissibility of this act. Designing such an item is considered aiding in sin, as Allah Almighty says: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression." Therefore, we do not deem it permissible to proceed with this design.

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