Is it permissible to place magazines and newspapers containing the mention of Allah or His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a separate bag, and then place that bag in the trash?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to place newspapers and magazines containing the mention of Allah the Exalted or His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which may contain hadiths or verses, in a separate bag and then place them in the trash? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. To proceed: It is obligatory to respect the names of Allah the Exalted, the verses of the Qur'an, and the Prophetic hadiths.
The words of the scholars must also be respected. If something of this is found in the newspapers, it is obligatory to cut it out of the newspaper if it is intended to be thrown away and treated with contempt. This is cut from the newspaper, then it is burned or placed in a pure place. As for placing it in the trash or in a separate bag inside the trash, this is a contempt for the names of Allah, His attributes, His verses, the hadiths of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the rulings of the scholars. It is not sufficient to place it in a bag and put it in the trash; rather, it must be lifted to a place, or burned, or buried in pure earth. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible to place newspapers and magazines containing the mention of Allah the Exalted or His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which may contain hadiths or verses, in a separate bag and then place them in the trash? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. To proceed: It is obligatory to respect the names of Allah the Exalted, the verses of the Qur'an, and the Prophetic hadiths.
The words of the scholars must also be respected. If something of this is found in the newspapers, it is obligatory to cut it out of the newspaper if it is intended to be thrown away and treated with contempt. This is cut from the newspaper, then it is burned or placed in a pure place. As for placing it in the trash or in a separate bag inside the trash, this is a contempt for the names of Allah, His attributes, His verses, the hadiths of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the rulings of the scholars. It is not sufficient to place it in a bag and put it in the trash; rather, it must be lifted to a place, or burned, or buried in pure earth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز وضع المجلات والصحف التي فيها ذكر الله أو رسوله ﷺ في كيس معزول، ثم وضعها في سلة القمامة؟ — youtube.com
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