What is the ruling on burning the pages that have fallen out of the mushaf and cannot be returned?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on burning the pages that fall out of the Noble Qur'an and cannot be returned? Is this permissible? I ask the honorable Shaykh for an answer.
The Shaykh : It seems the woman is asking: if a page falls out of the mushaf and cannot be returned to it, what is the ruling on burning it? I say: burning the Noble Qur'an for the sake of honoring it and keeping it from being desecrated is permissible, such as when there is a torn-up mushaf that cannot be read from, so it is burned for that reason, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, it should be ground up after burning so that no pieces of paper remain, because burning leaves the shape of the letters visible, as is often seen. If it is ground up and becomes ash, this concern is removed.
But what you mentioned about a page falling out that cannot be attached to the mushaf— is it permissible to burn it? There is a problem with that.
The problem is that if this page falls out of the mushaf, the reader of this mushaf will find the order of the verses disrupted because of the fallen page.
And at that point we say: it is necessary to try to attach it to its place so that the Qur'an is arranged as it is. If a page is torn from the mushaf, it is necessary to attach it to it, and means of attachment are widely available, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : It seems the woman is asking: if a page falls out of the mushaf and cannot be returned to it, what is the ruling on burning it? I say: burning the Noble Qur'an for the sake of honoring it and keeping it from being desecrated is permissible, such as when there is a torn-up mushaf that cannot be read from, so it is burned for that reason, and there is nothing wrong with that. However, it should be ground up after burning so that no pieces of paper remain, because burning leaves the shape of the letters visible, as is often seen. If it is ground up and becomes ash, this concern is removed.
But what you mentioned about a page falling out that cannot be attached to the mushaf— is it permissible to burn it? There is a problem with that.
The problem is that if this page falls out of the mushaf, the reader of this mushaf will find the order of the verses disrupted because of the fallen page.
And at that point we say: it is necessary to try to attach it to its place so that the Qur'an is arranged as it is. If a page is torn from the mushaf, it is necessary to attach it to it, and means of attachment are widely available, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.