Having Arabic Text or Pictures on the Quraan Shareef desk
Q: Is it permissible to have pictures of the Kabah Sharif or the green dome or Arabic text of Allah and Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasallam) etc. on a Quraan Sharif desk/stand?
Respect for Deeni Literature
Recycling Islamic CD's and cassette's
Q: I have Islamic cds and cassettes. Am I allowed to recycle them?
Placing Islamic books with respect
Q: It's seen in many places that kitaabs, Islamic literature and even Quraans are placed terribly in Darul Ihsaan boxes so if after a person puts posters explaining that the kitaabs should be placed nicely the people still don't listen than should the boxes be removed?
Discarding a broken glass with a Quranic dua printed over it
Q: How do I discard a broken glass with a Quranic dua printed over it?
Selling a children's blanket with the inscription "Allahuma bismika Amooto wa Ahyaa"
Q: Is it permissible to sell a children's blanket which will have some decorations, a name on it (e.g. Zain) and with it will be "Allahuma bismika Amooto wa Ahyaa"?
Placing one's feet above Deeni books
Q: Just like we can't place our feet above the Quran Kareem, does the same apply to Deeni books such as hadeeth and tafseer?
Laughing at someone who does not handle a deeni book with respect
Q: Once, a hadeeth kitaab was sent to the copy shop. The workers there were not handling the kitaab with care for which some students teased the one who owned the kitaab. Is this tantamount to kufr? I believe that they were laughing at the way the workers were handling the kitaab and not looking down on the kitaab itself.
Writing the word Allah with a small ‘a’
Q: Is it okay to write Allah’s name with a small ‘a’ with no intention of disrespect?
Throwing papers with Islamic words in the bin
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?
Showing respect to an old Quraan cover
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.