Question:
Q1-IS IT PERMISSIBLE TO PUT OLD UNWANTED QUR’ANS IN A CANAL WHICH HAS RUNNING WATER BUT THE WATER IS NOT VERY DEEP?
Answer:
It is permissible to place an old, unwanted Qur’an in a canal weighed down by a heavy object attached to it if the canal is deep. However, it will be much better to bury it after wrapping it in a clean piece of cloth. (Fataawaa Aalamgeeriyyah, Vol. 5, Page 323, Fataawaa Rahimiyyah, Vol. 1, Page 83, Fataawaa Mahmoodiyah, Vol. 1, Page 17, Vol. 6, Page 18, Vol. 12, Page 25)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Qasim bin Hashim Limbada
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
01 April 2004
10 Safar 1425
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.