The discussion regarding the sale of the mushaf.
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The Shaykh : A man has a mushaf written by hand in the Uthmanic script. Is it permissible to sell it?
The questioner : According to the madhhab, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Why?
The questioner : Because ... the mushaf.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : I say it diminishes the value of the mushaf.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, this is a valuable manuscript written by hand.
The questioner : The intended meaning is spiritual.
The Shaykh : Because it is a degradation of it.
The questioner : A degradation of it.
The Shaykh : Because it is a degradation of it, and it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he said "I wish that hands were cut off for selling it", so there is a report and consideration in this. Is there another opinion, 'Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And the Muslims have acted upon this without objection. Very well. What is your answer to the reasoning and the report? Yes, those who said that selling it is a degradation of it, as if the seller is seeking to get rid of it and does not want it, is that not so?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are saying it is permissible out of necessity?
The questioner : It is not so.
The Shaykh : The implication of the reasoning you gave, that it cannot be obtained except by buying it, yes, is it sound?
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: As for if the seller of the mushaf is selling it because he wants to get rid of it ... then this is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Very well, if he wants to get rid of it, may Allah bless you, even if he were to give it as a gift.
The questioner : ... it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : No, he sold it because he wanted to, but he wants its price.
The questioner : This is not permissible according to the madhhab.
The Shaykh : In any case, the correct view is that it is permissible, because the Muslims have continued to buy and sell it without objection, but the discussion is about the answer to those who say that this is a degradation of it.
The questioner : We do not say it is not a degradation, because the seller does not intend the compensation from that ... but rather for its printing, which is ... .
The Shaykh : That is, we do not concede that selling it is a degradation of it; rather, a person may sell it even though it is one of the most precious things to him, and there is no doubt that if a person sells the mushaf, it does not mean that its status has diminished in his eyes. As for the report of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), it is likely that it was at a time when mushafs were few, and it was obligatory for a person, if he had more than he needed, to lend his mushaf, so if he sold it, his hand would be cut off, meaning he would be like a thief. Very well.
The questioner : According to the madhhab, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. Why?
The questioner : Because ... the mushaf.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : I say it diminishes the value of the mushaf.
The Shaykh : No, absolutely not, this is a valuable manuscript written by hand.
The questioner : The intended meaning is spiritual.
The Shaykh : Because it is a degradation of it.
The questioner : A degradation of it.
The Shaykh : Because it is a degradation of it, and it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he said "I wish that hands were cut off for selling it", so there is a report and consideration in this. Is there another opinion, 'Abd al-Malik?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : And the Muslims have acted upon this without objection. Very well. What is your answer to the reasoning and the report? Yes, those who said that selling it is a degradation of it, as if the seller is seeking to get rid of it and does not want it, is that not so?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean you are saying it is permissible out of necessity?
The questioner : It is not so.
The Shaykh : The implication of the reasoning you gave, that it cannot be obtained except by buying it, yes, is it sound?
The questioner : ... .
Another questioner: As for if the seller of the mushaf is selling it because he wants to get rid of it ... then this is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Very well, if he wants to get rid of it, may Allah bless you, even if he were to give it as a gift.
The questioner : ... it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : No, he sold it because he wanted to, but he wants its price.
The questioner : This is not permissible according to the madhhab.
The Shaykh : In any case, the correct view is that it is permissible, because the Muslims have continued to buy and sell it without objection, but the discussion is about the answer to those who say that this is a degradation of it.
The questioner : We do not say it is not a degradation, because the seller does not intend the compensation from that ... but rather for its printing, which is ... .
The Shaykh : That is, we do not concede that selling it is a degradation of it; rather, a person may sell it even though it is one of the most precious things to him, and there is no doubt that if a person sells the mushaf, it does not mean that its status has diminished in his eyes. As for the report of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), it is likely that it was at a time when mushafs were few, and it was obligatory for a person, if he had more than he needed, to lend his mushaf, so if he sold it, his hand would be cut off, meaning he would be like a thief. Very well.