It is common in some homes to hang Qur'anic verses written in good calligraphy; what is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : It is common in some homes to hang Qur'anic verses written in good calligraphy; what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh : Yes, the Noble Qur'an was revealed to be recited, not to adorn walls, nor to seek blessing by hanging it. For this reason, it was not the way of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to hang any of the verses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) on their walls. Rather, they would recite the Book, reading it either from the mushaf or from memory. Hanging the verses, in addition to being contrary to the way of the Salaf, contains another prohibition: these verses may be disrespected when they are hung in a place where Allah is disobeyed, and they do not care about the verses above their heads.
There is also a third prohibition: if a person hangs these verses, and they are from the recitations that a person uses to protect himself, such as the Verse of the Throne, for example, he may rely on that and not recite the Verse of the Throne himself, relying on what is found hanging on the wall. And there is a fourth prohibition: he takes the hanging of the verse on the wall as protection for the entire house. This has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that verses were hung on the walls of the house to be a protection for it. If the Salaf differed regarding the permissibility of hanging a charm of Qur'an for a sick person, what can be said about what is hung on the wall? Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) disliked that anything from the Qur'an be hung on a sick person, which is called by the common people a "hijab." Ibn Mas'ud would recite that, even if it was from the Qur'an. If there is disagreement among the Salaf regarding what is hung on a sick person, what can be said about what is hung on the wall?
Fifthly: these frames that are hung sometimes have the Qur'an written in them not according to the Uthmanic standard, meaning in a script other than the Uthmanic standard. The scholars differed, may Allah have mercy on them, on whether it is permissible to write the Qur'an other than in the Uthmanic script, or whether it is not permissible, in three opinions.
The Shaykh : Yes, the Noble Qur'an was revealed to be recited, not to adorn walls, nor to seek blessing by hanging it. For this reason, it was not the way of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to hang any of the verses of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) on their walls. Rather, they would recite the Book, reading it either from the mushaf or from memory. Hanging the verses, in addition to being contrary to the way of the Salaf, contains another prohibition: these verses may be disrespected when they are hung in a place where Allah is disobeyed, and they do not care about the verses above their heads.
There is also a third prohibition: if a person hangs these verses, and they are from the recitations that a person uses to protect himself, such as the Verse of the Throne, for example, he may rely on that and not recite the Verse of the Throne himself, relying on what is found hanging on the wall. And there is a fourth prohibition: he takes the hanging of the verse on the wall as protection for the entire house. This has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that verses were hung on the walls of the house to be a protection for it. If the Salaf differed regarding the permissibility of hanging a charm of Qur'an for a sick person, what can be said about what is hung on the wall? Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) disliked that anything from the Qur'an be hung on a sick person, which is called by the common people a "hijab." Ibn Mas'ud would recite that, even if it was from the Qur'an. If there is disagreement among the Salaf regarding what is hung on a sick person, what can be said about what is hung on the wall?
Fifthly: these frames that are hung sometimes have the Qur'an written in them not according to the Uthmanic standard, meaning in a script other than the Uthmanic standard. The scholars differed, may Allah have mercy on them, on whether it is permissible to write the Qur'an other than in the Uthmanic script, or whether it is not permissible, in three opinions.