The ruling on discarded papers bearing the Basmalah
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Question:
Papers bearing the Basmalah: are they to be thrown in the trash? Or what is to be done with them, given that there are many?
Answer:
The name of the Glorious One is erased and the paper is torn, or it is torn completely, and that is sufficient.
Q: If it is obliterated in something?
The Shaykh: If it is obliterated, that is sufficient.
Q: What about newspapers?
The Shaykh: Newspapers are preserved; one keeps them in a cabinet or the like; there is nothing wrong with that.
Papers bearing the Basmalah: are they to be thrown in the trash? Or what is to be done with them, given that there are many?
Answer:
The name of the Glorious One is erased and the paper is torn, or it is torn completely, and that is sufficient.
Q: If it is obliterated in something?
The Shaykh: If it is obliterated, that is sufficient.
Q: What about newspapers?
The Shaykh: Newspapers are preserved; one keeps them in a cabinet or the like; there is nothing wrong with that.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.