Newspapers thrown on the road that contain the names of Allah
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Question:
This is a woman asking. She says: There are many newspapers, O our Shaykh, that do not lack the name of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) or the exalted names. When we walk in the streets and see them torn up, our hearts are pained. Sometimes we pick them up and say, "May Allah forgive us," but sometimes there are men on the same road, so we pass by without picking them up. Do we sin for that?
Answer:
Yes, if you see the name of Allah, or a verse from the Qur'an, or a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) lying in the road, it is obligatory for you to pick it up. Either place it in a pure location or burn it, and do not leave it to be trampled and desecrated. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is a woman asking. She says: There are many newspapers, O our Shaykh, that do not lack the name of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) or the exalted names. When we walk in the streets and see them torn up, our hearts are pained. Sometimes we pick them up and say, "May Allah forgive us," but sometimes there are men on the same road, so we pass by without picking them up. Do we sin for that?
Answer:
Yes, if you see the name of Allah, or a verse from the Qur'an, or a hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) lying in the road, it is obligatory for you to pick it up. Either place it in a pure location or burn it, and do not leave it to be trampled and desecrated. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
وجوب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر، المقدمة — islamhouse.com (47:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.