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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Giving a disbeliever something from the Qur'an

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Question:
I believe the scholars asked about the duration and conditions for giving Qur'anic verses, whether in Arabic or in translation, to non-Muslims to read, in order to invite them to Islam.

Answer:
No, the disbeliever is not given the Qur'an or anything from the Qur'an, but the Qur'an is recited to him; the Muslim recites it to him. There is no harm in his hearing it, so that he may hear the words of Allah, because one of the polytheists
seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear theاسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ
[At-Tawbah 9:6]
So reciting the Qur'an to the disbeliever and having him hear it is not a problem, but that he reads it himself, or is given the mushaf or anything from the Qur'an, this is not permissible.
None touch it except the purified.لَّا يَمَسُّهُ إِلَّا الْمُطَهَّرُونَ
[Al-Waqi'ah 56:79]
Yes, no. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
no-one should touch the Qur'an unless he was pureلا يمس القرآن إلا طاهر
Muwatta Malik 15:1
The disbeliever is not pure; he is not pure, because disbelief is a spiritual impurity.
indeed the polytheists are uncleanإِنَّمَا الْمُشْرِكُونَ نَجَسٌ
[At-Tawbah 9:28]
Yes.
Source لقاء مفتوح 20-08-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (20:32)

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