Handling and Respect
269 questions
What is the ruling on praying on a prayer rug upon which the name of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, is written?
Is it permissible to read the Quran in public places, trains, and buses? And is ablution (Wudu') required when taking out the Mushaf to review verses?
Is it permissible to write a Qur'anic verse on sewage trucks?
Is it permissible to write verses from the Holy Qur’an on a dome on the first floor of a mosque, while people walk and use the second floor above it?
Is it permissible to quote verses or parts of verses from the Holy Quran and use them in daily life conversations, such as saying: "Restaurant food neither fattens nor avails against hunger" or "Wait until I tell you a mention of it"?
Is it permissible for someone who does not fully memorize a verse to quote it by saying: "In the meaning of the verse..."?
Q/ Is it permissible to place copies of the Qur’an beneath the minbar that the preacher ascends?
What is the ruling on amputating a specific extra part of a human, such as an extra finger, and disposing of it with waste, or should it be collected and buried in Muslim cemeteries?
What is the Shariah-compliant form of the Mushaf in light of modern technology, and are audio and video recordings of the Quran, laser-printed texts, and electronic devices containing the Quran treated with the same sanctity and reverence as the paper Mushaf? And will the lifting of the Quran be physical, by the disappearance of its verses from all receptacles preserving them?
Is it permissible to place the Mushaf on the ground (carpet) when reciting the Qur’an?
Is it permissible to place the Mushaf upon one's head when supplicating?
Is it permissible to place the Quran in a car to seek blessings and ward off harm?
What is the ruling on placing a background image in Word 2003 documents that contains a Quranic verse and a noble Hadith (a scale with the verse inside it: ﴿So judge between the people with truth and do not follow [personal] inclination, lest it lead you astray from the way of Allah. Indeed, those who go astray from the way of Allah will have a severe punishment for having forgotten the Day of Account.﴾, and the Hadith: "You bring your disputes to me, and I am only a human being. It may be that one of you is more eloquent in his plea than another, so if I give a judgment to anyone of you concerning something that is a right of his brother, then I am only cutting off for him a piece of Hellfire, so he should not take anything from it.")? And does this action violate the sanctity of the Holy Quran?
Is it permissible to place a noble Quranic verse, such as: "My Lord, increase me in knowledge," in the preface of a university doctoral dissertation, knowing that it might be borrowed by non-Muslim students?
What is the ruling on placing the Mushaf in mosques on shelves, especially if they are low, below the navel?
What is the ruling on abandoning the Qur’an, and how long does it take for a Muslim to be considered an abandoner of it?
What is the ruling on placing a copy of the Noble Qur’an in the cornerstone of a new building?
How can one dispose of CDs containing Quranic verses after copying them, and is it permissible to discard them, or would that be considered a desecration of their content?
What is the ruling on writing "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" at the beginning of articles, novels, stories, and poems?
What is the ruling on putting a small amount of saliva on the finger to turn the pages of the Qur'an?
What is the legal ruling on using the verse "He said, 'Yes, but to reassure my heart'" to emphasize something?
Is it impermissible to enter the restroom with a Mus'haf in one's pocket, and what should one do upon forgetting the Mus'haf and entering the restroom with it?
Is it permissible to cleanse oneself (istijmar) with books of falsehood, such as those of magic and the Torah, even if they contain the names of Allah and Quranic verses?
- Is it permissible for a woman to read the Qur’an without a head covering? - Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to read the Qur’an without touching the Mushaf (copy of the Qur'an)? - Is it better to donate a vacuum cleaner to the mosque or its value, and is expiation obligatory for delaying a donation after making a vow? - Is it permissible for a traveler to shorten prayers if he intends to stay for a week or more? - What is the ruling on a rift between a brother and his sister due to the wife, if it has continued for more than two years? - Is it permissible to fondle one’s wife during menstruation? - What is the ruling on using contraceptives out of health necessity or otherwise?