The ruling on using newspapers as a mat for eating
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Q: Is it permissible to use newspapers as a mat for eating on? And if it is not permissible, what should be done with them after reading them?
A: It is not permissible to use newspapers as a tablecloth for eating on, or to wrap items in them, or to treat them with any form of disrespect if they contain any of the verses of the Qur'an or any mention of Allah . It is obligatory, if the situation is as we have described, to keep them in a suitable place, or to burn them, or to bury them in clean earth.
A: It is not permissible to use newspapers as a tablecloth for eating on, or to wrap items in them, or to treat them with any form of disrespect if they contain any of the verses of the Qur'an or any mention of Allah . It is obligatory, if the situation is as we have described, to keep them in a suitable place, or to burn them, or to bury them in clean earth.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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