Correctly Disposing of Paper Upon Which is Written Allah's Name or a Verse from the Qur'an

Question :

Almost every household contains at least some maga- zines, newspapers, or other publications in which Allah's name or verses of the Qur'an are written. Where and how should we store these publications, in such a way as not to debase them? And what is the correct way of destroying them? Another problem is the pictures found within the pages of most publications.

Answer:

Everyone experiences the predicament of dealing with publications that have pictures of living beings and Allah's Names or verses from the Qur'an. A person should preserve such items that include verses of Qur'an or statements of remem- brance of Allah or remove them from these publications. They may burn them or bury them.

In terms of pictures, we should either blot them out or sell the paper that they are printed on to a recycling plant, so that they may be reused.

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