Q: The food products that I buy from the market contains a halaal seal where the word halaal is written in Arabic. Sometimes the word ‘Islam’ is written. Can I put these packets in the dustbin after writing over these words with a marker?
Q: I have a fabric cover on my Quraan for many years. It has become threadbare in some places. I want to change it. Can I add this old cover to my fabric scraps?
Also, as a child my mum had covered my Quraan first with paper and plastic wrap. When I remove it can I throw it away? I am confused as I don't wish to be disrespectful.
Q: The newspapers in our country contain Muslim names like Muhammad, the names of Allah which are used for a person etc. If I blot these names with a black marker in a way that it cannot be seen, after that can I use it for any other purpose (for example we use the newspapers for our cat’s toilet)?
Q: I wanted to ask if you can throw away Islamic names written in English like Ismail or Fatima into the bin? Without intending to disrespect them?
Q: Nowadays there are various forms of Quranic verses, wazifas and name of Allah etc. in pdf form, message form, picture and video form as well as in chat form. Can we delete that particular message which includes such kinds of words or aayaat?
Q: There’s a food company named Ismail industries in my country. Their product wrappers and boxes have the name written on them. When people throw it away, won’t they be sinning because it’s the name of a Prophet?
If it’s a sin, how do I advise people not to throw them away because I feel people will be making fun of me?
Q: Please tell me the proper method for disposal of Allah’s and Prophets’ names.
Also is it permissible to give such pages for recycling? Also can we throw them out after blacking the names out with a marker?
Q: I used to read the Quran, fatwa webistes where Allah's Name was mentioned in the toilet. Sometimes I also cannot control myself and use the same cellphone that I learn about Islam to watch pornography. I read fatwas today that warns against both scenarios and I am afraid if I disbelieved due to those behaviours. More so, after reading that fatwa, which in fact also happened in toilet, I did not stop immediately and continued to read other fatwas to confirm if that fatwa is correct or not. I am frightened now and did I disbelieve and what should I do?
Q: I purchased two sets of books published by Dar-us-Salam publications, Riyad-us-Saliheen (English translation w/commentary) and Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English translation). After purchasing these I realized that Dar-us-Salam books have Salafi influence and I found some contradicting statements in one of the books. I have since stopped reading them all. What should be done with these books that preserves the honor and respect of the Quranic Ayaat and Ahadith contained within them?
Q: I'd like to enquire about the permissibility of the following
1. Drawing Arabic calligraphy for hanging on one's wall as remembrance of Allah Ta'ala
2. Drawing Arabic calligraphy as a means of remembrance of Allah Ta'ala for others, through which one may derive an income from its sale.
The Arabic calligraphy is legible to one who can recite basic Arabic, and does NOT form animate pictures, nor does it have animate objects in it. Examples are, names of Allah Ta'ala, Quraanic ayaat, zikr (SubhanAllah, Alhamdulilah, etc.). If permissible, then please advise if there are any further details that I should be precautious about.