Giving the Mushaf and Qur'anic Exegesis to a Non-Muslim
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The questioner:
Pray upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we say: It is not permissible to hand the mushaf to a non-Muslim.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to allow a disbeliever to have the mushaf. Rather, it is read to him if he has a desire to hear the Qur'an; it is read to him, and the mushaf is not given to him until he becomes a Muslim. If he becomes a Muslim, he is given the mushaf. And if he has a desire to hear the Qur'an, it is read to him, or a recording is played for him. Listening is not a problem, so that he may hear the words of Allah,[At-Tawbah 9:6],
The questioner:
If Allah wills, she will have the right.
The Shaykh:
Tafsir is not a problem, because it is not a mushaf. Tafsir is different unless the Qur'an is in the middle pages and the tafsir is in the margins; no. But if it is not the mushaf in the middle, rather the verses are written and their tafsir is written, this is not a problem. This is not called a mushaf; it is called tafsir. Yes.
The questioner:
What? What?
The Shaykh:
A translation is for the tafsir; it is not a translation of the Qur'an. The Qur'an can never be translated. Only the translation of its tafsir is not a problem. Yes.
Pray upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and we say: It is not permissible to hand the mushaf to a non-Muslim.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to allow a disbeliever to have the mushaf. Rather, it is read to him if he has a desire to hear the Qur'an; it is read to him, and the mushaf is not given to him until he becomes a Muslim. If he becomes a Muslim, he is given the mushaf. And if he has a desire to hear the Qur'an, it is read to him, or a recording is played for him. Listening is not a problem, so that he may hear the words of Allah,
And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah
وَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِThe questioner:
If Allah wills, she will have the right.
The Shaykh:
Tafsir is not a problem, because it is not a mushaf. Tafsir is different unless the Qur'an is in the middle pages and the tafsir is in the margins; no. But if it is not the mushaf in the middle, rather the verses are written and their tafsir is written, this is not a problem. This is not called a mushaf; it is called tafsir. Yes.
The questioner:
What? What?
The Shaykh:
A translation is for the tafsir; it is not a translation of the Qur'an. The Qur'an can never be translated. Only the translation of its tafsir is not a problem. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بمستشفى الهدا — alfawzan.live (26:50)
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