Is it permissible to gift a mushaf to a disbeliever who wants to enter Islam?

The questioner : A disbeliever has a desire to enter Islam, so he would like to read the Qur'an; is it permissible to gift him a mushaf?

The Shaykh : There is no doubt about that, provided it does not become clear to us that the disbeliever intends to treat the Qur'an with ill intent. If we were to refrain from presenting the Book of our Lord to disbelievers, how could we call them to Islam? Therefore, it is authentically reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as found in the two Sahihs from the hadith of Abdullah ibn Umar, that: , and in a wording in Muslim: . "To reach someone" means to insult and criticize him. So the Messenger (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) prohibited a Muslim from traveling with a mushaf to the land of the enemy if he fears that if it falls into the enemy's hands, the words of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) might be subjected to some form of insult or the like. As is known from the principles of jurisprudence, the indication of the implied meaning (mafhum) in the Book and the Sunnah is a proof, just like the indication of the explicit text (manut). However, if an explicit text contradicts the implied meaning, the indication of the explicit text is stronger in terms of principles than the indication of the implied meaning. So if an explicit text and an implied meaning conflict, the explicit text takes precedence over the implied meaning. But if there is an implied meaning that is not contradicted by an explicit text, it is a proof. This rule facilitates for the student of knowledge understanding something of jurisprudence that is hidden from one who has no knowledge, namely that the implied meaning is a proof. If the matter is so, we return to his saying: ; the implied meaning of this is that if there is no fear that the enemy will subject the mushaf to any insult, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) does not prohibit the Muslim from traveling with the mushaf to the land of the enemy.