Is it permissible to record lectures and lessons on a cassette tape that contains the Noble Qur'an?
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The questioner : The second question: Is it permissible to record on Qur'anic tapes with religious lectures and lessons?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to do what?
The questioner : Is it permissible to record on Qur'anic tapes in place of lectures and lessons?
The Shaykh : You mean a tape that has the Qur'an recorded on it, so it is erased?
The questioner : It is erased and lessons are recorded on it.
The Shaykh : And something else is recorded on it. Without a doubt, the best course is to preserve this Qur'anic recording. However, if the owner of the tape is a man who supports a family and is poor, and he cannot find money to help him multiply the tapes—so he has a Qur'an tape, a tape for a religious lecture, and another for a practical lesson, and the like—then there is nothing wrong with that. This is because this erasure is not evident and is not apparent. This is unlike the case where it is apparent, in which case the matter becomes a more severe violation of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : There are many young men from Libya who record lectures on Qur'anic tapes due to a shortage of tapes.
The Shaykh : So I have given you the answer.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible to do what?
The questioner : Is it permissible to record on Qur'anic tapes in place of lectures and lessons?
The Shaykh : You mean a tape that has the Qur'an recorded on it, so it is erased?
The questioner : It is erased and lessons are recorded on it.
The Shaykh : And something else is recorded on it. Without a doubt, the best course is to preserve this Qur'anic recording. However, if the owner of the tape is a man who supports a family and is poor, and he cannot find money to help him multiply the tapes—so he has a Qur'an tape, a tape for a religious lecture, and another for a practical lesson, and the like—then there is nothing wrong with that. This is because this erasure is not evident and is not apparent. This is unlike the case where it is apparent, in which case the matter becomes a more severe violation of the Shari'ah.
The questioner : There are many young men from Libya who record lectures on Qur'anic tapes due to a shortage of tapes.
The Shaykh : So I have given you the answer.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
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