If you find Qur'anic verses or supplications containing the name of Allah the Exalted written on papers, am I permitted to burn them?
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Question:
If you find Qur'anic verses, or supplications, and the mention of Allah is written on papers, am I permitted to burn them, or how should I handle this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Whoever finds Qur'anic verses written, or from torn and tattered papers, or finds supplications containing the name of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), it is obligatory for him to pick them up and not leave them to be desecrated or exposed to insult. It is permissible for him to burn them, or to smear them with ink, or to place them in a location that protects them from desecration. The important thing is that he does not leave them. If he burns them, there is no harm in that. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
If you find Qur'anic verses, or supplications, and the mention of Allah is written on papers, am I permitted to burn them, or how should I handle this? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Whoever finds Qur'anic verses written, or from torn and tattered papers, or finds supplications containing the name of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), it is obligatory for him to pick them up and not leave them to be desecrated or exposed to insult. It is permissible for him to burn them, or to smear them with ink, or to place them in a location that protects them from desecration. The important thing is that he does not leave them. If he burns them, there is no harm in that. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا وجدت آيات قرآنية أو أدعية فيها إسم الله تعالى مكتوبة في أوراق فهل لي أن أحرقها؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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