The obligation to destroy papers and documents containing verses and dhikr after finishing with them
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Question:
We find some verses of the Noble Qur'an in some papers and notebooks, and we also find "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" at the beginning of some papers and letters. What do we do with these verses after we finish reading the paper, document, or letter? Do we tear them up, burn them, or what do we do with them?
Answer:
It is obligatory, after finishing with the aforementioned papers and documents, to preserve them, burn them, or bury them in clean earth; to protect the Qur'anic verses and the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from being disrespected. It is not permissible to throw them in the trash, discard them in the markets, use them as files for needs, or use them as a mat for food or the like; because this action involves disrespecting them and failing to protect them.
And success is from Allah.
We find some verses of the Noble Qur'an in some papers and notebooks, and we also find "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" at the beginning of some papers and letters. What do we do with these verses after we finish reading the paper, document, or letter? Do we tear them up, burn them, or what do we do with them?
Answer:
It is obligatory, after finishing with the aforementioned papers and documents, to preserve them, burn them, or bury them in clean earth; to protect the Qur'anic verses and the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from being disrespected. It is not permissible to throw them in the trash, discard them in the markets, use them as files for needs, or use them as a mat for food or the like; because this action involves disrespecting them and failing to protect them.
And success is from Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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