The Ruling on Buying and Selling Gold Inscribed with Qur'anic Verses
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Question:
In some gold shops, medals are sold that are inscribed with Qur'anic verses or the word "Allah." Is it permissible to say to the seller, "Sell us this medal," or "Give it to us as a gift," considering that we will give him the price of this medal as a gift in return for another gift? We ask you to clarify this for us and for the people. May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
These are things that are necessitated by hardship, and buying and selling them is permissible. The issue lies in wearing them, since verses or the word "Allah" are written on them, and a person may expose them to entering filthy places. It is better in such cases that the verses or the word "Allah" be removed so that this matter is not disrespected. They may remain in shops where they are disrespected along with things that a woman throws into her box, or things thrown into the middle of a box or a suitcase, which involves a degree of disrespect. Therefore, the conclusion is that for these necklaces and similar items on which verses are written, it is better that the verses not be written, and that the owner strive to remove the verses contained in them so that they are not disrespected or believed in as the owners of amulets believe in them. Those who hang amulets in small boxes, collect them, and hang them as amulets, or on other scraps. The result is that writing verses on them involves delusion and danger. It may be used for protective amulets, warding off jinn, warding off the evil eye, or the like, making it fall under the category of amulets. Therefore, it should not be adopted. The person who adopts it may have intended these things, but it is feared that some people may make it seem to him that this is such and such, and that this is such and such, causing him to fall into what is related to amulets. What is required is that he buy an ornament that does not contain these verses, so that he does not fall into what those who intend amulets fall into, and so that he does not disrespect them in bathrooms and similar filthy places. Yes.
In some gold shops, medals are sold that are inscribed with Qur'anic verses or the word "Allah." Is it permissible to say to the seller, "Sell us this medal," or "Give it to us as a gift," considering that we will give him the price of this medal as a gift in return for another gift? We ask you to clarify this for us and for the people. May Allah grant you success.
Answer:
These are things that are necessitated by hardship, and buying and selling them is permissible. The issue lies in wearing them, since verses or the word "Allah" are written on them, and a person may expose them to entering filthy places. It is better in such cases that the verses or the word "Allah" be removed so that this matter is not disrespected. They may remain in shops where they are disrespected along with things that a woman throws into her box, or things thrown into the middle of a box or a suitcase, which involves a degree of disrespect. Therefore, the conclusion is that for these necklaces and similar items on which verses are written, it is better that the verses not be written, and that the owner strive to remove the verses contained in them so that they are not disrespected or believed in as the owners of amulets believe in them. Those who hang amulets in small boxes, collect them, and hang them as amulets, or on other scraps. The result is that writing verses on them involves delusion and danger. It may be used for protective amulets, warding off jinn, warding off the evil eye, or the like, making it fall under the category of amulets. Therefore, it should not be adopted. The person who adopts it may have intended these things, but it is feared that some people may make it seem to him that this is such and such, and that this is such and such, causing him to fall into what is related to amulets. What is required is that he buy an ornament that does not contain these verses, so that he does not fall into what those who intend amulets fall into, and so that he does not disrespect them in bathrooms and similar filthy places. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 642 - حكم بيع وشراء الذهب المكتوب عليه آيات قرآنية - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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