Handling and Respect
269 questions
What is the ruling on placing a mat with verses from the Holy Quran written on it on a desk where books are placed and writing is done, and is there any degradation of the word of Allah in that?
Have the jurists of the four schools of thought unanimously agreed upon the disbelief of whoever throws a Mushaf into a trash can, regardless of their intention, and does the same ruling apply to whoever throws papers or books that contain a Quranic verse?
What is the ruling on using verses such as: "All praise is due to Allah, who has guided us to this; and never would we have been guided had not Allah guided us"?
What is the ruling on placing a book bag, which contains the name of Allah, on the ground?
What is the ruling on placing something religiously revered in a cupboard, above which is a television displaying unlawful things?
What is your interpretation of the fatwa which states that whoever ignores the removal of a paper containing a Qur’anic verse, or a dhikr (remembrance), or a hadith, has committed an act of disbelief (kufr)? What is meant by a "dirty place," and when is a person excused? Is what the questioner did, by leaving some adhkar in dirty places, considered an act of disbelief? Is writing dhikr on a wall considered a form of disrespect? What are the sources from which one can read about the nullifiers of Islam that are more than ten?
Is it permissible to take a bird out of its cage in a place where there is a Mus'haf, given the fear of its droppings falling on the Mus'haf?
What is the ruling on unintentionally stepping on the Mus'haf, and does this incur sin, knowing that the place was semi-dark and the Mus'haf was partially covered?
Does the sin of moving a paper with the foot, or leaving it after doubting that it contains the word of God (Allah) or a Quranic verse, reach the level of disbelief (kufr)—God forbid?
Is it permissible to fold the corners of the Mus'haf's pages to mark stopping places?
Is throwing a CD containing the Holy Quran and an image of a Mus'haf into the trash considered disbelief (kufr), if the doer did not intend to show contempt?
Is it permissible to quote from the Holy Quran, such as His —the Almighty’s— saying: "Indeed, it is from Solomon, and indeed, it reads: 'In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'" in an inappropriate context or occasion, merely due to a similarity in names?
What is the ruling on making a cake in the shape of the Mushaf to encourage a son to memorize the Quran?
Does throwing a booklet on the ground that contains names of Qur'anic surahs have the same ruling as throwing a Mushaf? And is stopping oneself from completing the word "that thing" when referring to a Mushaf placed on the ground considered a belittling of it, and is it beneficial not to complete the word?
What is the questioner's duty towards a gym where the Quran is played amidst noise and commotion, and is it permissible for him to continue training there?
What is the ruling on using the names of Allah as a background for an article or an invitation card, knowing that the name of the inviting entity will be written over this background, such as "Abdul Aziz" or "Abdullah"?
What is the ruling on placing religious books on the ground, especially on a carpeted floor?
What is the ruling on placing transaction papers containing "Bismillah" (In the Name of Allah) or books with Qur'anic verses on the place of prostration in the mosque?
Is it permissible to delete from a mobile phone that which contains the name of Allah or Qur’anic verses by pressing the trash icon?
What is the ruling on reading truncated or obscured verses and hadiths on electronic devices due to scrolling, and what is the correct way to do so?
What is the ruling on using the application "Nakhtam," which displays a verse from the Qur'an when the phone is opened, with the option to read, interpret, and listen to it, and which has led many people to resume reading the Qur'an? And is this application considered an innovation (bid'ah) that diminishes the greatness of the Qur'an?
Does one become an infidel by seeing a Quran in an unclean place and not removing it, and does one become an infidel by holding the Quran with an unclean hand without intending to disrespect it?
Is it permissible to engrave the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), or the name of the husband or wife, or one of the Beautiful Names of Allah on gold or a silver ring?
Is it meant by the man who recites the Qur'an at night but does not act upon it during the day that he never acts upon it at all, or that he acts upon only some of it?