Is it permissible to burn, bury, or tear up old papers that contain the mention of Allah?
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The questioner:
The sender, Ahmad Ali from Yemen, asks: Is it permissible to burn papers containing the mention of Allah in the home? And what about newspapers, magazines, and books, such as cut pages from the mushaf? And does tearing them into small pieces suffice instead of burning them? Because if they are torn into small pieces, there is no longer any complete mention of Allah or any of the Beautiful Names, or anything similar to that which must be respected.
The Shaykh:
As for the pages of the mushaf, the pages of hadith books, and anything containing a portion ofSunan Ibn Majah 3793Hasan (Darussalam), these pages must be burned or buried in a pure place. Either they are burned or they are buried in a pure place. As for the rest of the papers, he may burn them in any place. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Tearing them, O Shaykh, into small pieces.
The Shaykh:
He tears them. He may burn them, tear them, or leave them. As long as they do not contain the Qur'an, and do not contain the mention of Allah the Exalted, he is at his option. If he wishes, he leaves them; if he wishes, he tears them; if he wishes, he burns them.
The presenter:
If he wants to throw them in the trash, and he tears them into small pieces before that, this is like burning them, destroying them.
The Shaykh:
No, as for the paper of the mushaf, tearing it is not sufficient. It must be completely destroyed by burning it, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did, or by burying it.
The presenter:
In.
The Shaykh:
A pure place. Yes.
The presenter:
But other than that.
The Shaykh:
But other than that, for the other papers, he may tear them, destroy them, or burn them. Yes.
The presenter:
So if he tears them into small pieces, he throws them with other papers that may be thrown in the trash, or may be thrown in the latrines.
The Shaykh:
If there is something of the mention of Allah the Exalted in them, there is no harm.
The presenter:
It may contain, for example, the basmalah.
The Shaykh:
No, if there is something in them, he burns what contains the mention of Allah or buries it in a pure place. Yes.
The sender, Ahmad Ali from Yemen, asks: Is it permissible to burn papers containing the mention of Allah in the home? And what about newspapers, magazines, and books, such as cut pages from the mushaf? And does tearing them into small pieces suffice instead of burning them? Because if they are torn into small pieces, there is no longer any complete mention of Allah or any of the Beautiful Names, or anything similar to that which must be respected.
The Shaykh:
As for the pages of the mushaf, the pages of hadith books, and anything containing a portion of
the remembrance of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime
من ذكر الله عز وجلThe presenter:
May Allah reward you. Tearing them, O Shaykh, into small pieces.
The Shaykh:
He tears them. He may burn them, tear them, or leave them. As long as they do not contain the Qur'an, and do not contain the mention of Allah the Exalted, he is at his option. If he wishes, he leaves them; if he wishes, he tears them; if he wishes, he burns them.
The presenter:
If he wants to throw them in the trash, and he tears them into small pieces before that, this is like burning them, destroying them.
The Shaykh:
No, as for the paper of the mushaf, tearing it is not sufficient. It must be completely destroyed by burning it, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did, or by burying it.
The presenter:
In.
The Shaykh:
A pure place. Yes.
The presenter:
But other than that.
The Shaykh:
But other than that, for the other papers, he may tear them, destroy them, or burn them. Yes.
The presenter:
So if he tears them into small pieces, he throws them with other papers that may be thrown in the trash, or may be thrown in the latrines.
The Shaykh:
If there is something of the mention of Allah the Exalted in them, there is no harm.
The presenter:
It may contain, for example, the basmalah.
The Shaykh:
No, if there is something in them, he burns what contains the mention of Allah or buries it in a pure place. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5026- هل يجوز إحراق أو دفن أو تمزيق الأوراق القديمة التي فيها ذكر الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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