Handling and Respect
269 questions
What is the ruling on sleeping on a bed under which there are religious books containing Quranic verses?
What is the ruling on leaving textbooks, which may likely include Islamic education books, in cartons and baskets in an abandoned house known to be infested with rats, especially given the suspicion that they contain papers with revered names, and it is difficult to go through them to verify? And does the name "Nour al-Din" take the ruling of revered names?
What is the ruling on naming a Quranic Surah "minor Surah" and what is the correct expression that should be used?
What should one do who finds a booklet discarded on the ground that contains Quranic verses or one of the names of Allah the Almighty, and has picked it up?
Is it permissible to cleanse oneself with holy books if they have been distorted?
Is it permissible to write with a finger on the top of the foot for protection against sorcery, with the intention of "Allah is the best Guardian" or Quranic verses, and is there any disrespect in that?
Is it permissible to put the slogan "Because of You, O Lord" on T-shirts belonging to a charitable organization, taking into consideration that they may be exposed to dirt or enter impure places?
Will he who deliberately leaves copies of the Holy Quran to burn, despite being able to save them, in order to accuse his opponent of burning the copies of the Quran, be punished?
Is one who burns papers containing Quranic verses, books of Fiqh, magazines, and pictures, then buries them, considered sinful?
Is placing a laptop on one's lap while reading religious books and passing gas during that considered a desecration?
What is the ruling on flies defecating and sleeping on copies of the Qur’an and religious da’wah books and papers hung on walls? And is one who leaves them in such a state like one who leaves a copy of the Qur’an in filth?
Must dust be wiped off the Mus'haf, and is one sinful for leaving it?
What is the source of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen's ruling on kissing the Mus'haf?
Does what the Sheikh did — simplifying the meaning of a verse to remind a student, or saying to one student, "O Yahya, take the Scripture with strength," or saying to another, "There is no compulsion in water" — contradict the glorification of Allah’s Book and His verses, and is the questioner's aversion to that considered extremism and fanaticism?
Does watching forbidden series in a room containing books with the names of Allah written on them constitute a trivialization of the names of Allah? Does repeating this with persistence negate the ruling of trivialization? And does the sin of the one committing the disobedience increase due to the presence of Allah's name in the books while doing so?
What should I do with torn copies of the Qur’an that are of no use to anyone, and am I sinful for their damage, and what is its expiation, if any?
Is one who unintentionally causes part of the ink of one of the words of the Mus'haf to be erased sinful, and is he required to replace the Mus'haf?
Is holding verses of the Qur'an with a hand that is likely to be contaminated considered belittling and disrespecting the Qur'an, and does this act lead to disbelief?
Is violently turning the pages of the mushaf and reading quickly without giving the madud their due, as a result of unintentional anger not meant to insult the mushaf, considered a major sin, and what is its expiation?
What is the ruling on the one who says: "Am I speaking in vain?" to express that the other party does not understand his words?
Is it permissible for a man to wear a string and a medallion with the word of Allah (Allah's exalted name) and the name of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, around his neck?
Is it considered forbidden for a silver ring, engraved with "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," to touch the ground during prostration in prayer?
Is one who leaves the word “Allah” or Quranic verses on cans or newspapers discarded in impure places, without cleaning them due to the unavailability of water and necessary means outside the home, sinful?
What is the ruling on folding a page of the Mushaf and placing it on the ground with the intention of expelling a disbelieving jinn, and is one who was accompanying the doer sinful, and what is the expiation for that sin, if it exists?