Handling and Respect
269 questions
Is it permissible to discard lists of employees' names written in English, which contain names such as "Abdullah" and "Abdulaziz," in the trash?
Does one become a disbeliever if they do not move a Qur'an placed in its stand away from the extension of feet, knowing that scholars like Al-Fawzan and Ibn Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy on them, have issued fatwas prohibiting extending the feet towards a nearby Qur'an, and it has been reported that whoever leaves the Qur'an in filth while being able to remove it becomes a disbeliever?
Is it permissible to perform istinja' with water over which Quran has been recited?
What is the ruling on ornamented, jeweled, colorful, and patterned covers for Mus-hafs, and may a menstruating woman touch them?
What is the ruling on saying "I'm fed up with the Qur'an" after feeling exhausted from excessive memorization?
Is it considered an act of disbelief (kufr) not to remove complete newspaper pages from the sewers, knowing that intentionally disrespecting the name of Allah is an act of disbelief, and does the ruling differ if the bundles are large?
What is the ruling on playing with a ball if it touches Quranic verses and the name of Allah drawn on the wall of the schoolyard, and does the one who wrote it bear the sin?
What is the ruling on moving the Mushaf away from a man who places his foot in front of it during supplication, and is his action considered a rejection of advice?
Is it obligatory to treat with reverence audiotapes on which the Holy Qur’an is recorded, and how should they be disposed of?
Is it permissible to burn a torn and unused Mushaf due to damage to its pages and its exposure to dust and rainwater?
What is the meaning of the prohibition against extending one's feet towards the Mushaf? And does this include proximity and distance, or elevation and lowness?
What is the ruling on discarding papers that contain the name of Allah, whether inadvertently or out of laziness, but without intending to belittle it? Is this considered an act of disbelief (kufr)? What are the views of other schools of thought on issues related to discarding or desecrating the name of Allah? And what is the ruling on cats inadvertently stepping on a copy of the Qur'an?
What is the ruling on listening to the Qur’an while bathing when a recorder is present in the room, and what is the ruling on playing it during prayer to soothe a child and ensure he does not cry?
What is the ruling on placing perfume containing alcohol near religious books or books that contain the name of Allah?
What is the ruling regarding a drop of sweat falling onto the Mus'haf and being left there, knowing that sweat is pure?
What is the ruling on shredding papers that contain the remembrance of Allah using a shredding machine, and is it obligatory to inspect them after shredding to ensure that the name of Allah does not appear, and is it permissible to dispose of the shredded papers in the waste bin?
What is the ruling on female students placing their books, which contain Quranic verses and the Basmala, under chairs or beside their feet?
What is the ruling on leaving papers and newspapers containing the Basmala strewn in the street or run over? And what is the ruling on shapes and lines that appear like the name of Allah or the names of the prophets on ceramic tiles or in the bathroom? And is it obligatory to verify that? And what is the ruling on cleaning car windows with a newspaper containing the names of the prophets? And what is the ruling on dissolving papers containing Quranic verses in water and washing one's head with them, or burning them and disposing of their remnants in the drain or toilet? And what is the ruling on the repentance of an apostate who embraced Islam and whose Islam became good, and is expiation due from him for past sins?
What should we do with the small pieces that fall off the covers of old Qurans when reading them, and is it permissible to throw them in the trash?
Is it permissible to embrace the Mus'haf out of love for the word of Allah, knowing that the doer does not intend thereby an innovation?
What is the ruling on kissing the name of God (Allah) written on paper, a wall, or the like?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding leaving some traces of writing or stains on the Mus'haf, and its pages crumbling while attempting to remove them, and what is the ruling on placing Mus'hafs and religious papers in the same cupboard as clothes?
What is the ruling regarding a mother who described papers containing the name of Allah or Qur'anic verses as "trash"?
Is it permissible for my elderly grandmother to continue reading the Qur'an from a lightweight paper mushaf that is affected and shows damage due to her hand tremors and lack of control, knowing that she refuses to use tablets?