Ruling on using newspapers and magazines as a covering for food

Question:
He says: I observe that many people eat on newspapers, while they contain the mention of Allah, verses from the Qur'an, and some Prophetic hadiths. Please guide the people regarding this matter. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to use newspapers as a covering for food, or as a wrapper for food, or as files for necessities. This is a form of desecration, because they do not lack the mention of Allah, whether in the form of Qur'anic verses, hadiths, or the mention of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is obligatory to protect and preserve them, or to bury them in a clean place, or to burn them. As for using them as a covering, this is desecration and is not permissible. Likewise, using them as files for necessities is not permissible. It is obligatory to protect them by keeping them in cabinets or the like, or by burying them in a clean place, or by burning them so that they are not desecrated.
Likewise, other papers that contain the mention of Allah, or cut-up Qur'ans, should be buried in clean earth or burned. They should not be used as a covering or as files; rather, this is an abomination. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.