What is the ruling on writing some verses of the Qur'an or the Name of Allah on desks?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Some students and employees paste the Name of Allah or "La ilaha illa Allah" on the tops of their desks, and sometimes the Verse of the Throne. Is there anything wrong with this? Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : The desk that one leans on?
The questioner : The one that one writes on and sits on.
The Shaykh : As for writing the Qur'an on the desk and then a person leans on it to write or leans on it to rest, this contains a type of disrespect for the Noble Qur'an, so it should not be written. As for other than the Qur'an, it is less severe, and yet I do not see a need to write it. Whoever wants to remember the remembrance of Allah, let him remember it in his heart. I fear that he writes "La ilaha illa Allah" and then some of his colleagues come, as is customary, to chat with him and climb on the desk without him noticing, or he notices but does not care. I see that nothing should be written on it. Also, according to the regulations, as far as I know, it is forbidden to write anything on the desks.
The questioner : They paste stickers.
The Shaykh : Even the stickers are not necessary, yes.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : Some students and employees paste the Name of Allah or "La ilaha illa Allah" on the tops of their desks, and sometimes the Verse of the Throne. Is there anything wrong with this? Is it permissible?
The Shaykh : The desk that one leans on?
The questioner : The one that one writes on and sits on.
The Shaykh : As for writing the Qur'an on the desk and then a person leans on it to write or leans on it to rest, this contains a type of disrespect for the Noble Qur'an, so it should not be written. As for other than the Qur'an, it is less severe, and yet I do not see a need to write it. Whoever wants to remember the remembrance of Allah, let him remember it in his heart. I fear that he writes "La ilaha illa Allah" and then some of his colleagues come, as is customary, to chat with him and climb on the desk without him noticing, or he notices but does not care. I see that nothing should be written on it. Also, according to the regulations, as far as I know, it is forbidden to write anything on the desks.
The questioner : They paste stickers.
The Shaykh : Even the stickers are not necessary, yes.