The ruling on using newspapers as a food spread
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Question:
The sister asking says: My husband brings in newspapers. Is it permissible to use newspapers as a spread to eat on, and then we clean them?
Answer:
If they contain any of the names of Allah, do you see any of the names of Allah in them, or a verse from the Qur'an, or a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or the words of the scholars, then it is not permissible for you to degrade them. But if they do not contain any of these things, then there is nothing wrong with degrading them and using them as a spread to eat on. Yes.
The sister asking says: My husband brings in newspapers. Is it permissible to use newspapers as a spread to eat on, and then we clean them?
Answer:
If they contain any of the names of Allah, do you see any of the names of Allah in them, or a verse from the Qur'an, or a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or the words of the scholars, then it is not permissible for you to degrade them. But if they do not contain any of these things, then there is nothing wrong with degrading them and using them as a spread to eat on. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/102 — archive.org (12:54)
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