The Ruling on Kissing the Mushaf
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What is the ruling on kissing the mushaf, and regarding the reports attributed to some of the Companions that they used to kiss it and place it on their chests?
I do not think it is authentic from the Companions. This is a recently invented religious innovation (bid'ah). The correct view is that it is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and that one should not kiss it. Nothing among inanimate objects is kissed except for one thing, which is the Black Stone. Other things are not kissed. Respecting the mushaf is truly achieved by not touching it except in a state of ritual purity, and by acting upon what is in it, by affirming the reports, obeying its commands, and avoiding its prohibitions.
I do not think it is authentic from the Companions. This is a recently invented religious innovation (bid'ah). The correct view is that it is a religious innovation (bid'ah) and that one should not kiss it. Nothing among inanimate objects is kissed except for one thing, which is the Black Stone. Other things are not kissed. Respecting the mushaf is truly achieved by not touching it except in a state of ritual purity, and by acting upon what is in it, by affirming the reports, obeying its commands, and avoiding its prohibitions.