The ruling on leaving the mushaf unread and burning a damaged mushaf

Question:
May Allah reward you and benefit you with your knowledge. The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, we have many mushafs in our home, and we only read from some of them. Does leaving a mushaf unread count as neglecting it? And what is the ruling on burning some mushafs whose pages are scattered?

Answer:
Leaving the reading of the mushaf does not count as neglecting it. Rather, the reward is for abandoning the reading of the Qur'an entirely, as well as abandoning the acting upon it, and likewise abandoning the contemplation of the Qur'an and understanding its meanings. These are types of neglect, or some of the types of forbidden neglect. As for leaving the reading of the mushaf for a period, this is not neglect. As for a mushaf that has torn and is no longer fit for use, it is obligatory to either burn it or bury it in a pure place so that it is not desecrated.