The ruling on discarding papers on which the basmalah is written
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Question:
Regarding papers that have the basmalah on them, for example, those used for transactions and such, are they to be thrown in the trash or what is done with them? There are many, O Shaykh? Yes. These papers.
Answer:
They are not erased. The Name of the Almighty is respected. Meaning, the train has been pulled. Or it is torn, completely torn, that is sufficient, praise be to Allah. Or the Name of the Almighty, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful is wiped out. Then nothing will happen to you. If you obscure it, that is sufficient. Absolutely.
Regarding papers that have the basmalah on them, for example, those used for transactions and such, are they to be thrown in the trash or what is done with them? There are many, O Shaykh? Yes. These papers.
Answer:
They are not erased. The Name of the Almighty is respected. Meaning, the train has been pulled. Or it is torn, completely torn, that is sufficient, praise be to Allah. Or the Name of the Almighty, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful is wiped out. Then nothing will happen to you. If you obscure it, that is sufficient. Absolutely.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع كتاب الجهاد : الأحاديث : [ 1315 - 1317 ] — islamhouse.com (6:51)
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