The Ruling on Praying on Newspaper

Question:
What is the ruling on praying on the newspapers that are widespread these days?

Answer:
It is not permissible to pray on newspapers; because they contain the mention of Allah, and they contain hadiths, and verses. This is a form of desecration. However, it is obligatory that they be collected and kept in cabinets, or burned, or buried. As for using them to pray on, or placing them as a tablecloth for food, or as a wrapper for items, this is not permissible; because they generally do not lack verses.
As for if a newspaper is found that contains nothing, no mention of Allah, no verse, and nothing else; then there is nothing wrong with it being desecrated. But it is rare to find a newspaper in these lands that does not contain something of the mention of Allah, or a verse, or a hadith. So it is not befitting, and it is not permissible, for it to be desecrated. Rather, it must be burned if they have no need for it, or buried in good earth, or kept by them in cabinets so that it is not desecrated.
As for the images in them, it is possible to erase the heads. And if they are buried and nothing of them appears, they cause no harm. The harm lies in their appearance and their spread, or placing them on .... or placing them on doors. But if they are buried until Allah decrees what He wills regarding them, or they are burned, or buried in the earth.