Question:
What is the ruling on the recycling of newspapers and magazines which contain Qur’anic translations and Ahadeeth. Is it permissible to dispose them in the recycle bin to be recycled.
Answer:
The preferred method with regards to the disposing of Islamic literature is to have it wrapped up in a clean piece of cloth and buried in a safe place.
In recycling such literature one would be showing a great amount of disrespect towards it.
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Ebrahim bin Zainul Abedeen Backus
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
26 March 2005
15 Safar 1426
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.