Ruling on Writing Verses in Standard Orthography
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What is the ruling on writing verses in standard orthography?
Meaning: According to the current new convention, there is disagreement among scholars on this.Some scholars say: The mushaf is written according to the orthographic rules of each era; so that people do not become confused in reading the Qur'an. We know that if the orthographic rule had been in the time of the Companions when the mushaf was written according to today's rule, they would have written it according to the same rule. But the rule at that time happened to be the Uthmani script. So, writing the mushaf according to orthography at the time of its first writing is not an act of worship, but it is following the convention. If the convention changes, then the writing changes, because if one reads according to the Uthmani script, the reading would be disrupted. For example, how is "salah" written in the Uthmani script? With a waw and a taa. "Zakah" is the same. "Riba" is with a waw, and so on.
And some of them say: It must be written in the Uthmani script; because if it were written according to the agreed-upon rule and then people looked at the Uthmani script, they would say: the Qur'an has changed. And because writing it in the Uthmani script is a reminder of its writing in the time of the Companions, so the person is influenced by emulating the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
And some detailed it and said: As for the small beginners who read in the slates, it is written for them according to the rule known to them, so that they can read it correctly. But for the advanced, it is not written except according to the Uthmani script. And this opinion is the closest of the three opinions to the truth, and it is the detailed one.
The questioner: If it is written in books other than the mushaf?The Shaykh: This is easier.Meaning: If it is written, a person brings the verse as a citation—Meaning: as an argument with it—So here we may say: he writes it according to the known rule; because if people referred to the mushaf, they would find it in the Uthmani script.
Meaning: According to the current new convention, there is disagreement among scholars on this.Some scholars say: The mushaf is written according to the orthographic rules of each era; so that people do not become confused in reading the Qur'an. We know that if the orthographic rule had been in the time of the Companions when the mushaf was written according to today's rule, they would have written it according to the same rule. But the rule at that time happened to be the Uthmani script. So, writing the mushaf according to orthography at the time of its first writing is not an act of worship, but it is following the convention. If the convention changes, then the writing changes, because if one reads according to the Uthmani script, the reading would be disrupted. For example, how is "salah" written in the Uthmani script? With a waw and a taa. "Zakah" is the same. "Riba" is with a waw, and so on.
And some of them say: It must be written in the Uthmani script; because if it were written according to the agreed-upon rule and then people looked at the Uthmani script, they would say: the Qur'an has changed. And because writing it in the Uthmani script is a reminder of its writing in the time of the Companions, so the person is influenced by emulating the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).
And some detailed it and said: As for the small beginners who read in the slates, it is written for them according to the rule known to them, so that they can read it correctly. But for the advanced, it is not written except according to the Uthmani script. And this opinion is the closest of the three opinions to the truth, and it is the detailed one.
The questioner: If it is written in books other than the mushaf?The Shaykh: This is easier.Meaning: If it is written, a person brings the verse as a citation—Meaning: as an argument with it—So here we may say: he writes it according to the known rule; because if people referred to the mushaf, they would find it in the Uthmani script.