Is it permissible to burn a paper on which the name of Allah is written because one no longer needs it?
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The questioner : Amen. The last question, for example, regarding papers that contain the remembrance of Allah, how do we get rid of them, for example, if they are...?
The Shaykh : What kind of papers, Your Eminence, by Allah?
The questioner : For example, a paper that has "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" written on it.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : Is it necessary to burn the paper, or what does that mean?
The Shaykh : If he does not need it, it will be burned. If he will need it, it remains.
The questioner : I do not need it, O Shaykh. There is no use for it, for example.
The Shaykh : What kind of papers, Your Eminence, by Allah?
The questioner : For example, a paper that has "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" written on it.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : Is it necessary to burn the paper, or what does that mean?
The Shaykh : If he does not need it, it will be burned. If he will need it, it remains.
The questioner : I do not need it, O Shaykh. There is no use for it, for example.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2788- هل يجوز حرق الورقة التي عليها ذكر الله لعدم حاجته لها/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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