what is the Islamic way to dispose off pages containing names of Allah and Prophets??
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
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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