Ruling on writing verses on the walls of mosques.

The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on writing verses and hadiths on the walls of mosques?

The Shaykh : This causes confusion for people. As for writing verses on walls, whether in mosques or elsewhere, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It was not known that the Companions used to engrave their walls with verses. Furthermore, using verses as decorations on walls involves a degree of disrespect for the words of Allah. Therefore, we find some people writing verses in shapes that look like palaces, minarets, mosques, or the like, meaning they shape the writing so that it resembles a palace. There is no doubt that this is playing with the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Even if it were written in clear, understandable Arabic, it is not the way of the Salaf. What is the benefit of writing it on the wall? Some people say: It serves as a reminder for people. We say: Reminders are given through speech, not by writing verses. Also, sometimes a verse is written on the wall, and you find that the people under this verse are backbiting about others, making them like those who mock the verses of Allah. Thus, writing verses, whether in mosques or on the walls of houses, is all among the innovations that were not known in the time of the Salaf. As for writing hadiths in mosques, if they are on the qiblah, there is no doubt that they cause confusion and that some of the ma'mum (those praying behind the imam) may look at them during the prayer. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) disliked a person writing anything on the qiblah of the mosque. As for in houses, there is no harm in writing a hadith that has benefit, such as the expiation of the gathering, this serves as a reminder. Yes.