What is the ruling on hanging up some verses from the Qur'an?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on hanging up verses from the Qur'an? And if I have some in my house, how should I deal with them?
Answer:
It is not fitting for the Qur'an to be hung on walls, on cars, or anywhere else. The Qur'an should remain in the mushaf and in the hearts; it should be memorized in the hearts and written in the mushafs, not hung up or written on walls. This is because it is exposed to disrespect. It is exposed to disrespect, and it may lead to the hung item falling and being trampled upon, or the place may be unsuitable for the Qur'an. The place may contain sins, and there may be talebearing, backbiting, and evil in it, while the Qur'an is hung above their heads. The Companions and the Salaf did not do this. They did not hang the Qur'an on walls or decorate the walls with it. Rather, they memorized it in their hearts, wrote it in their mushafs, acted upon it, and recited it. As for taking it for hanging, it may be hung due to a defective belief. One hangs it to serve as a protection for the people of the house, or a protection for the house, or for the place so that it is not stolen. This is a defective belief. These become amulets. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever hangs an amulet has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah)." And he said: "Whoever hangs an amulet, Allah will not complete his affair." So the conclusion is that this is an action not suitable for the Qur'an, and the Qur'an should not be hung up.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on hanging up verses from the Qur'an? And if I have some in my house, how should I deal with them?
Answer:
It is not fitting for the Qur'an to be hung on walls, on cars, or anywhere else. The Qur'an should remain in the mushaf and in the hearts; it should be memorized in the hearts and written in the mushafs, not hung up or written on walls. This is because it is exposed to disrespect. It is exposed to disrespect, and it may lead to the hung item falling and being trampled upon, or the place may be unsuitable for the Qur'an. The place may contain sins, and there may be talebearing, backbiting, and evil in it, while the Qur'an is hung above their heads. The Companions and the Salaf did not do this. They did not hang the Qur'an on walls or decorate the walls with it. Rather, they memorized it in their hearts, wrote it in their mushafs, acted upon it, and recited it. As for taking it for hanging, it may be hung due to a defective belief. One hangs it to serve as a protection for the people of the house, or a protection for the house, or for the place so that it is not stolen. This is a defective belief. These become amulets. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever hangs an amulet has committed shirk (associating partners with Allah)." And he said: "Whoever hangs an amulet, Allah will not complete his affair." So the conclusion is that this is an action not suitable for the Qur'an, and the Qur'an should not be hung up.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تعليق بعض الآيات من القرآن؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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