The ruling on writing verses on invitation cards
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Question:
Before that, in some graveyards, they recite verses from the Qur'an in Surat al-Dariyah, then in the auction, after the invitation is separated from the man in the gathering now, so that the Qur'an does not...
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to write verses on invitation cards, because this exposes them to disrespect. The verse is exposed to disrespect, being thrown into garbage or treated with contempt. No, there is no need to write the verse; that is not the reason for it. Write: "All of you are invited to attend the wedding at such-and-such a place." But writing verses or hadiths, the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is not permissible in what is exposed to disrespect and neglect. When people read them, they tear them up or burn them. Most people chew them, even students of knowledge chew them. Do they not care about them?
Before that, in some graveyards, they recite verses from the Qur'an in Surat al-Dariyah, then in the auction, after the invitation is separated from the man in the gathering now, so that the Qur'an does not...
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to write verses on invitation cards, because this exposes them to disrespect. The verse is exposed to disrespect, being thrown into garbage or treated with contempt. No, there is no need to write the verse; that is not the reason for it. Write: "All of you are invited to attend the wedding at such-and-such a place." But writing verses or hadiths, the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is not permissible in what is exposed to disrespect and neglect. When people read them, they tear them up or burn them. Most people chew them, even students of knowledge chew them. Do they not care about them?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:07)
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