what is the Islamic way to dispose off pages containing names of Allah and Prophets??

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Question

what is the Islamic way to dispose off pages containing names of Allah and Prophets??

Answer

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh

It is permissible to erase these names and burn the rest of the pages.

However, according to the most preferred view, the pages which contain the name of Allah Ta῾āla or the prophets, should be buried or disposed off in flowing water.

(Durrul Mukhtaar,Pg.422,Vol.6,HM Saeed)[1]

And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best

Wassalāmu ῾alaykum

Ml. Abdul Zaman,
Student Dārul Iftā

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] الكتب االتي لا ينتفع بها يمحي عنهاا اسم الله و ملا ئكته و رسله ويحرق الباقي ولاباس بان تلقي في ماءجاركماهي او تدفن وهواحسن ( الدرالمختار فصل في البيع ج6 ص422 سعيد

Answered by
Ml. Abdul Zaman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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