What is the ruling on placing a book on the mushaf?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for me to place a book on top of a mushaf? And what is the meaning of the phrase: "It is elevated and nothing is elevated above it"? Because some of the brothers, when I place a book on top of a mushaf, say: This is not permissible?
The Shaykh : If you place a book on top of the mushaf?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is inconsistent with the saying of Allah, the Exalted:[Al-Hajj 22:32].
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : If you place a book on top of the mushaf?
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is inconsistent with the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
And whoever honors the symbols of Allah - indeed, it is from the piety of hearts.
وَمَنْ يُعَظِّمْ شَعَائِرَ اللَّهِ فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ تَقْوَى الْقُلُوبِThe questioner : May Allah reward you.
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