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Burying a torn Qur'an

· 20 Rabiʻ II 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

My husband a few years ago was very violent and ended up tearing up the Quran. So now we are trying to fix it, but there is so many small pieces, we might not do it right, is there anything else we can do?

Answer

If it cannot be used then respectfully bury it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

المصحف إذا صار بحال لا يقرأ فيه يدفن كالمسلم
قال في رد المحتار قوله: (يدفن ) أي يجعل في خرقة طاهرة ويدفن في محل غير ممتهن لا يوطأ. (رد المحتار 1/177)

المصحف إذا صار خلقا لا يقرأ منه ويخاف أن يضيع يجعل في خرقة طاهرة ويدفن ودفنه أولى من وضعه موضعا يخاف أن يقع عليه النجاسة أو نحو ذلك ويلحد له لأنه لو شق ودفن يحتاج إلى إهالة التراب عليه وفي ذلك نوع تحقير إلا إذا جعل فوقه سقف بحيث لا يصل التراب إليه فهو حسن أيضا كذا في الغرائب (الفتاوى الهندية 5/323)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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