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What is the ruling on printing the mushaf with a translation into English, with the arrangement of the surahs from left to right?

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The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good. In Saudi Arabia, they print the mushafs with Surat al-Baqarah starting from the left, starting from left to right, with the translation by Ali al-Qasim. Is that permissible? With the translation, of course?

The Shaykh : I mean, does the beginning of the mushaf come at the end of the usual mushaf we have?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : ... I heard but did not see, and is Surat al-Fatihah on the last page?

The questioner : In the place of Surat al-Ikhlas, with the translation in English, of course.

The Shaykh : Now you have clarified things a bit. You said the mushaf.

The questioner : How?

The Shaykh : Your question was that the mushaf printed in Saudi Arabia starts from the left.

The questioner : I mean, this is not called a mushaf if it contains a translation.

The Shaykh : No, it is not called a mushaf.

The questioner : Is that permissible?

The Shaykh : No, I have not given you the answer yet; I just want you to be clear in your questions.

The questioner : If Allah wills.

The Shaykh : Because it confused me when you used the term mushaf; for example, does Tafsir Ibn Kathir not fall under that? Do we call that a mushaf?

The questioner : We do not call it that.

The Shaykh : Okay, if someone translates Tafsir Ibn Kathir into the British or English language, does it cease to be that the Qur'an translated into English, for example...
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