Ruling on Replacing Qur'ans in the Mosque and Borrowing Them
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Question:
A listener (M. M.) from Qatar sent a question, saying: There are some people who bring old Qur'ans and place them in the mosques, and they replace them with new Qur'ans from the same mosque. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No one is allowed to take anything from the Qur'ans in the mosque. The Qur'ans in the mosque must remain in the mosques, and no one is allowed to take anything from them or replace them. Rather, it is obligatory to leave them in the mosques, because their owners intended them to be an endowment for Muslims to benefit from in the mosque. Therefore, no one is allowed to take anything from them or replace them, whether with old ones or new ones.
The presenter: Is borrowing from the mosques permissible or not?
The Shaykh: He is not allowed to borrow them. As for from the libraries, there is no harm if the library manager and those in charge of it permit borrowing; there is no harm. But as for the books or Qur'ans placed in the mosque, they are not to be borrowed, but rather one should read them while they are in the mosque. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A listener (M. M.) from Qatar sent a question, saying: There are some people who bring old Qur'ans and place them in the mosques, and they replace them with new Qur'ans from the same mosque. Is this permissible?
Answer:
No one is allowed to take anything from the Qur'ans in the mosque. The Qur'ans in the mosque must remain in the mosques, and no one is allowed to take anything from them or replace them. Rather, it is obligatory to leave them in the mosques, because their owners intended them to be an endowment for Muslims to benefit from in the mosque. Therefore, no one is allowed to take anything from them or replace them, whether with old ones or new ones.
The presenter: Is borrowing from the mosques permissible or not?
The Shaykh: He is not allowed to borrow them. As for from the libraries, there is no harm if the library manager and those in charge of it permit borrowing; there is no harm. But as for the books or Qur'ans placed in the mosque, they are not to be borrowed, but rather one should read them while they are in the mosque. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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