The ruling on throwing papers bearing the name of Allah into the trash
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Question:
I find some papers and remnants of some textbooks, as well as newspapers and magazines, lying around and discarded in some inappropriate places, such as the street or the garbage, and some in the restrooms. They carry the name of the Exalted or some verses and hadiths. This matter hurts my heart and pains me greatly, and greatly. I try to pick up or remove such things from the places where I find them, but sometimes I find myself unable to do so or embarrassed. What should I do? Is there a solution to this tragedy and calamity? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to insult anything containing the mention of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such as written papers. Rather, if one finds something of that, it should be picked up, and either buried in a pure place or burned. It is burned so that nothing of it remains, so that nothing remains of it. And if it is possible to benefit from it, then one should benefit from it, such as collecting these papers, compiling them, reading them, and deriving benefit from them. And if it is not possible to benefit from them, then as we mentioned, one should work to keep them from being insulted, either by burying them in a pure place, or by burning them. Yes.
I find some papers and remnants of some textbooks, as well as newspapers and magazines, lying around and discarded in some inappropriate places, such as the street or the garbage, and some in the restrooms. They carry the name of the Exalted or some verses and hadiths. This matter hurts my heart and pains me greatly, and greatly. I try to pick up or remove such things from the places where I find them, but sometimes I find myself unable to do so or embarrassed. What should I do? Is there a solution to this tragedy and calamity? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to insult anything containing the mention of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), such as written papers. Rather, if one finds something of that, it should be picked up, and either buried in a pure place or burned. It is burned so that nothing of it remains, so that nothing remains of it. And if it is possible to benefit from it, then one should benefit from it, such as collecting these papers, compiling them, reading them, and deriving benefit from them. And if it is not possible to benefit from them, then as we mentioned, one should work to keep them from being insulted, either by burying them in a pure place, or by burning them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم رمي الأوراق التي عليها اسم الله في النفايات – الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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