What is the ruling on writing verses on the walls of mosques?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the ruling on writing verses and hadiths on the walls of mosques?
The Shaykh : This is confusing and causes confusion for people. As for writing verses on the walls, whether in mosques or elsewhere, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It is not known that the Companions used to engrave their walls with verses. Furthermore, using verses as decorations on the walls involves a degree of disrespect for the words of Allah. Therefore, we find some people writing verses in a way that resembles palaces, minarets, mosques, or the like, meaning they shape the writing so that it looks like a palace. There is no doubt that this is playing with the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And even if it were written...
The Shaykh : This is confusing and causes confusion for people. As for writing verses on the walls, whether in mosques or elsewhere, it is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It is not known that the Companions used to engrave their walls with verses. Furthermore, using verses as decorations on the walls involves a degree of disrespect for the words of Allah. Therefore, we find some people writing verses in a way that resembles palaces, minarets, mosques, or the like, meaning they shape the writing so that it looks like a palace. There is no doubt that this is playing with the Book of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And even if it were written...