What is the ruling on kissing the mushaf and decorating it?
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The Shaykh : Among the branches of this report from 'Umar and the jurisprudence it contains is the issue of the mushaf. It contains the speech of Allah revealed to the heart of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Do we kiss it? The answer is no. Why? Because it was not the practice of the Salaf. And how excellent is what is recorded in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah, where he was asked about decorating the mushaf, and he said: "It was only revealed to be acted upon, not to be decorated," or words to that effect. So the mushaf
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Who was asked?
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What did I say?
The questioner : I said he was asked.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said he was asked.
The Shaykh : Ah, you mentioned the one who was asked. May Allah reward you with good. It is 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, as in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah. The point is that the mushaf, without doubt, by virtue of the speech of Allah it contains, is more noble and higher than the Black Stone, even if it were made of the stones of Paradise. However, since the righteous Salaf did not do this, first, and then I mentioned to you second, that Ibn Mas'ud disapproved of it and drew attention to the purpose of the revelation of the Qur'an, which is to act upon it. Here I say that among the schemes of Satan against his enemy, man, is that he beautifies for him the act of kissing it when he reads it, and he considers this to be something very great. But perhaps he reads verses prohibiting riba (usury or interest) and that whoever deals in riba is at war with Allah and His Messenger, and that does not pass by
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Who was asked?
The Shaykh : Ibn Mas'ud.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : What did I say?
The questioner : I said he was asked.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said he was asked.
The Shaykh : Ah, you mentioned the one who was asked. May Allah reward you with good. It is 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, as in the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah. The point is that the mushaf, without doubt, by virtue of the speech of Allah it contains, is more noble and higher than the Black Stone, even if it were made of the stones of Paradise. However, since the righteous Salaf did not do this, first, and then I mentioned to you second, that Ibn Mas'ud disapproved of it and drew attention to the purpose of the revelation of the Qur'an, which is to act upon it. Here I say that among the schemes of Satan against his enemy, man, is that he beautifies for him the act of kissing it when he reads it, and he considers this to be something very great. But perhaps he reads verses prohibiting riba (usury or interest) and that whoever deals in riba is at war with Allah and His Messenger, and that does not pass by
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