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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to give a disbeliever a mushaf?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to give a disbeliever the mushaf?

Answer:
No, a disbeliever must not be given access to the mushaf. However, if he requests to listen to it, it may be read to him,
And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allahوَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ حَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ
[At-Tawbah 9:6]
. He must not be given access to it because he is in a state of ritual impurity. He must not be given access to the mushaf. One must not touch the Qur'an unless he is pure—pure from ritual impurity and pure from disbelief. There is a prohibition against traveling with the mushaf to the land of the enemy, lest the disbelievers gain access to the mushaf.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [138 -2802] هَلْ يجوز أن يُعطى الكافر مصحفا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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