What is the ruling on hanging hadiths and poetry on the walls of the house?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.

The questioner: May we ask a question?

The Shaykh: Didn't you ask?

The questioner: Two questions.

The Shaykh: Didn't you ask?

The questioner: Two questions.

The Shaykh: Have you not asked before?

The questioner: No.

The Shaykh: Did you not ask tonight?

The questioner: No.

The Shaykh: All right, go ahead.

The questioner: What is the ruling on hanging hadiths and poetry on the walls of the house?

The Shaykh: Why hang them?

The questioner: I mean, like poetry, for example... or something.

The Shaykh: May Allah guide you, answer why?

The questioner: Yes, it is not for decoration, I mean hanging them.

The Shaykh: My brother, may Allah guide you, when you say it is not for decoration, that is not an answer. Every action performed by a sane, aware person must aim at a goal. The summary is that hanging verses and hadiths is not prescribed in homes, except for hanging a verse or hadith that the ignorant, or the general public, are unaware of.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: In order to remind them and teach them, perhaps. But for decorating the walls, that is not permissible.