The Ruling on Distributing Translated Qur'ans to Non-Muslims
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on distributing translated Qur'ans to non-Muslims, which are distributed in various parts of the world?
Answer:
If the translation is issued by a scholarly body, a reliable scholarly body, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it is not issued by a scholarly body, but rather by individuals or a non-scholarly body, then this is not permissible. Yes, because it is not permissible to interpret the words of Allah except with correct interpretation, not interpreting it according to his own understanding. This is because some translators interpret the Qur'an according to their own understanding; they understand the meaning of the verse and say, for example, regarding[Al-Baqarah 2:187], "trousers for you," because he understands that clothing means trousers. This was found in some of their translations: "trousers for you, and you are clothing for them, trousers for them." And regarding [Al-Isra 17:13], he says "a bird," so it becomes a bird with him on the Day of Resurrection, because he does not understand anything but that the bird is the well-known bird. Therefore, the Qur'an is not interpreted in this way.
The common people and the ignorant understand it this way. It is only interpreted with its correct interpretation. Therefore, it is required that the body that translates the Qur'an, the meanings of the Qur'an, be a reliable scholarly body.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on distributing translated Qur'ans to non-Muslims, which are distributed in various parts of the world?
Answer:
If the translation is issued by a scholarly body, a reliable scholarly body, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if it is not issued by a scholarly body, but rather by individuals or a non-scholarly body, then this is not permissible. Yes, because it is not permissible to interpret the words of Allah except with correct interpretation, not interpreting it according to his own understanding. This is because some translators interpret the Qur'an according to their own understanding; they understand the meaning of the verse and say, for example, regarding
They are clothing for you
هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْAnd [for] every person We have imposed his fate
وَكُلَّ إِنسَانٍ أَلْزَمْنَاهُ طَائِرَهُThe common people and the ignorant understand it this way. It is only interpreted with its correct interpretation. Therefore, it is required that the body that translates the Qur'an, the meanings of the Qur'an, be a reliable scholarly body.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1064- 4717] حكم توزيع القرآن المترجم على غير المسلمين - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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