The Tenth Issue: If the space for the answer is insufficient on the page, should it be written on another page?
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The questioner : Yes. The tenth issue: It is recommended that if the space for the answer is insufficient, one should not write it on another page, out of fear of trickery. For this reason, they said that one should connect the answer to the last line, and not leave a prohibition regarding anything?
The Shaykh : And not a supplication.
The questioner : And one should not leave a gap so that the questioner does not add something that would invalidate it. If the space for the answer is on a pasted-on sheet, write on the paste. If the inside of the sheet is insufficient, and the answer is written on its back, write it at the top, unless one starts from the bottom, connecting it to the inquiry. If the inside of the sheet is insufficient and the answer is written on its back, write it at the top, unless one starts from the bottom, connecting it to the inquiry, in which case the space becomes narrow, so complete it at the bottom of the back so that the answer is connected. Some chose to write on the back.
The Shaykh : That is, if the first page is full and the answer does not connect in a way that fits, write from the bottom. Write from the bottom, for example, if this page is full, I write from here. Yes, bring it close, so that the words are connected to each other from the bottom. We have seen this in the writing of some people, but the custom among us now is to write from the top. This is the custom, and a person follows the custom of people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For this reason, he said: complete it at the bottom of the back. So that his answer is connected.
The questioner : And some chose to write on the back, not on the margin. The preferred view according to al-Saymari and others is that the margin is better than the back. Al-Saymari and others said: The matter in that is close.
The Shaykh : And by Allah, we hold that the margin is better, because if the rest of the answer is written in the margin, the answer will be on one page, and that is better.
The presenter : Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
The Shaykh : And not a supplication.
The questioner : And one should not leave a gap so that the questioner does not add something that would invalidate it. If the space for the answer is on a pasted-on sheet, write on the paste. If the inside of the sheet is insufficient, and the answer is written on its back, write it at the top, unless one starts from the bottom, connecting it to the inquiry. If the inside of the sheet is insufficient and the answer is written on its back, write it at the top, unless one starts from the bottom, connecting it to the inquiry, in which case the space becomes narrow, so complete it at the bottom of the back so that the answer is connected. Some chose to write on the back.
The Shaykh : That is, if the first page is full and the answer does not connect in a way that fits, write from the bottom. Write from the bottom, for example, if this page is full, I write from here. Yes, bring it close, so that the words are connected to each other from the bottom. We have seen this in the writing of some people, but the custom among us now is to write from the top. This is the custom, and a person follows the custom of people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For this reason, he said: complete it at the bottom of the back. So that his answer is connected.
The questioner : And some chose to write on the back, not on the margin. The preferred view according to al-Saymari and others is that the margin is better than the back. Al-Saymari and others said: The matter in that is close.
The Shaykh : And by Allah, we hold that the margin is better, because if the rest of the answer is written in the margin, the answer will be on one page, and that is better.
The presenter : Prepared by the Project of the Senior Scholars of Kuwait, may Allah honor it with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the Sunnah.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 109 - 171 المسألة العاشرة فيما لو ضاق موضع الجواب في الورقة فهل يكتبه في ورقة أخرى؟ — youtube.com
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