What is the ruling on tapes containing the Qur'an? Do they have the same ruling as the mushaf regarding carrying them without ritual purity and throwing them on the ground?

The questioner : Your Eminence, do tapes that carry some of the surahs of the Noble Qur'an, or perhaps the entire Qur'an, deserve the same respect as the Qur'an, i.e., the mushaf, in terms of placing them in certain locations, or perhaps throwing them on the ground or in a car, and so on? Also, regarding touching and carrying them, is ritual purity required or not? And do tapes containing mentions other than the Qur'an have the same ruling or not? Please give us a ruling, and may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Tapes containing the Qur'an do not have the ruling of the Qur'an established for them regarding touching, so you may touch them without wudu. However, throwing them in the trash when a person knows that they contain the Qur'an is something the soul rejects, without a doubt.