Is it obligatory to pick up fallen papers that contain the name of Allah?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for a person, if he sees a newspaper or a paper containing the name of Allah that has fallen, to pick it up?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If he sees the name of Allah, he should cut it out of it or burn the newspaper. The important thing is that he does not leave the name of Allah on the ground to be circulated and seen.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
The Shaykh:
If it contains a verse or a hadith, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it obligatory for a person, if he sees a newspaper or a paper containing the name of Allah that has fallen, to pick it up?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If he sees the name of Allah, he should cut it out of it or burn the newspaper. The important thing is that he does not leave the name of Allah on the ground to be circulated and seen.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Yes.
The Shaykh:
If it contains a verse or a hadith, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1302- هل يجب رفع الأوراق الساقطة التي فيها اسم الله؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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