The ruling on throwing away newspapers containing the names of Allah and verses of the Qur'an
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The questioner:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on throwing away newspapers and papers that contain the names of Allah and His attributes, and sometimes contain verses of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
If you see in them what you mentioned, it is not permissible for you to throw them away. If you see in them verses, hadiths, or the names of Allah, it is not permissible for you to throw them away. Either you burn them, or you pick them up, or you cut out the verses, hadiths, and names of Allah contained in them; you cut this out, pick it up, and burn it. As for if you do not know, you are not obligated to search through the newspapers and look for them. You are not obligated to do this; that is overburdening yourself. It is not permissible to do this; do not overburden yourself. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And he asks: What is obligatory for us if we see them on the roads and at the garbage dumps?
The Shaykh:
As I said, if you see in them verses, hadiths, or the names of Allah, it is not permissible for you to leave them. Either you pick them up, or you cut out the verses contained in them and pick them up. And if you do not know, you are not responsible for them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on throwing away newspapers and papers that contain the names of Allah and His attributes, and sometimes contain verses of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
If you see in them what you mentioned, it is not permissible for you to throw them away. If you see in them verses, hadiths, or the names of Allah, it is not permissible for you to throw them away. Either you burn them, or you pick them up, or you cut out the verses, hadiths, and names of Allah contained in them; you cut this out, pick it up, and burn it. As for if you do not know, you are not obligated to search through the newspapers and look for them. You are not obligated to do this; that is overburdening yourself. It is not permissible to do this; do not overburden yourself. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. And he asks: What is obligatory for us if we see them on the roads and at the garbage dumps?
The Shaykh:
As I said, if you see in them verses, hadiths, or the names of Allah, it is not permissible for you to leave them. Either you pick them up, or you cut out the verses contained in them and pick them up. And if you do not know, you are not responsible for them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب الشفاعة — youtube.com (53:57)
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