How do I dispose of papers with ayats from the Quraan on them? These are mis-prints of some papers I was printing and also some books in very bad condition which are almost unreadable.

· 11 Shawwal 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1820English

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How do I dispose of papers with ayats from the Quraan on them? These are mis-prints of some papers I was printing and also some books in very bad condition which are almost unreadable.

Answer

Papers with AYAATS of the Quran, Ahadith or the name of Allah should disposed of respectfully by burning them.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti E. Desai

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