The ruling on giving a translated mushaf to a disbeliever
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Question:
May Allah reward you, and may He bless you, your knowledge, and your benefit to Islam and the Muslims. A questioner says: A Christian in my country asked me to give him the translated mushaf so he could read it and research the truth. He knows that the translation is a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. Is it permissible for me to give it to him? Give me what you want.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with giving a disbeliever, whether he is a Christian or not, the translated mushaf, because this is in the position of a tafsir (exegesis); it is a translation of a tafsir. So you are giving him a book of tafsir. However, if the mushaf is free of tafsir, it is not permissible to give the mushaf free of tafsir to a disbeliever. It is not permissible to give the mushaf free of tafsir to a disbeliever. As for the mushaf that comes with tafsir, meaning that the verse is mentioned and then its translation is mentioned, there is nothing wrong with that. But here is a note: some translations make the entire page from the Qur'an and then put the translation or tafsir in the margins. This is a mushaf that is not given to a disbeliever. The discussion is about the scattered verses, the scattered verses on the pages, where every verse has its translation, a translation of its meanings. Otherwise, note that the Qur'an is not translated in its wording, and no one can translate the wording of the Qur'an because it is a miracle. The translation is of the meanings of the Qur'an. That is why you find written on it "Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an," and they do not say "Translation of the Noble Qur'an." This is a tafsir, and there is nothing wrong with giving it to one who benefits from it and whose Islam is hoped for. He will look into Islam, the Qur'an, and the meanings of the Qur'an, and this will be one of the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam). Yes.
May Allah reward you, and may He bless you, your knowledge, and your benefit to Islam and the Muslims. A questioner says: A Christian in my country asked me to give him the translated mushaf so he could read it and research the truth. He knows that the translation is a translation of the meanings of the Qur'an. Is it permissible for me to give it to him? Give me what you want.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with giving a disbeliever, whether he is a Christian or not, the translated mushaf, because this is in the position of a tafsir (exegesis); it is a translation of a tafsir. So you are giving him a book of tafsir. However, if the mushaf is free of tafsir, it is not permissible to give the mushaf free of tafsir to a disbeliever. It is not permissible to give the mushaf free of tafsir to a disbeliever. As for the mushaf that comes with tafsir, meaning that the verse is mentioned and then its translation is mentioned, there is nothing wrong with that. But here is a note: some translations make the entire page from the Qur'an and then put the translation or tafsir in the margins. This is a mushaf that is not given to a disbeliever. The discussion is about the scattered verses, the scattered verses on the pages, where every verse has its translation, a translation of its meanings. Otherwise, note that the Qur'an is not translated in its wording, and no one can translate the wording of the Qur'an because it is a miracle. The translation is of the meanings of the Qur'an. That is why you find written on it "Translation of the Meanings of the Noble Qur'an," and they do not say "Translation of the Noble Qur'an." This is a tafsir, and there is nothing wrong with giving it to one who benefits from it and whose Islam is hoped for. He will look into Islam, the Qur'an, and the meanings of the Qur'an, and this will be one of the means of da'wah (calling others to Islam). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، بداية من باب تكثير السواد في الفتن — islamhouse.com (53:44)
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