What is the ruling on placing a religious book on top of the Qur'an?
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The questioner : If any book is placed, I mean even a religious one, for example, on top of the Qur'an, I mean a religious book, even if it is religious, do you see it as permissible to place it on top of the Qur'an or not?
The Shaykh : No, but the issue differs from one book to another.
The questioner : From the right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... It differs depending on the book. If you place the Sahih of al-Bukhari, I do not say it is forbidden; I say it is contrary to what is preferable. But if you place the distorted Gospel, I say it is forbidden, and the like thereof. And between them are matters that are ambiguous.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, but the issue differs from one book to another.
The questioner : From the right, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : ... It differs depending on the book. If you place the Sahih of al-Bukhari, I do not say it is forbidden; I say it is contrary to what is preferable. But if you place the distorted Gospel, I say it is forbidden, and the like thereof. And between them are matters that are ambiguous.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, my Shaykh.
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