Stretching one's leg in the direction of the Quran

1-8-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalam aleikum.Is it allowed to place mushaf in front of yr legs.i.e.yr legs are facing the mushaf which is placed infront

Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

One should not stretch his leg in the direction of the Mus-haf (i.e. the Arabic text of the Quran) as this may be considered as despising the Book of Allaah. Moreover, some scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them are of the view that it is forbidden to do so.

Al-Bujayrimi  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him from the Shaafi'ee School of jurisprudence said: 'It is forbidden to stretch one's leg to the direction of the Mus-haf, and it is forbidden to give it (the Mushaf) to a non-Muslim.'

On the other hand, some other scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them are of the view that it is only disliked to do so. For instance, Al-Buhooti  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him from the Hanbali School of jurisprudence said: 'It is disliked to stretch one's leg to the direction of the Mushaf.'

Similarly, the Hanafi School of jurisprudence jurists  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them stated in their books that it is disliked to stretch one's leg to the direction of the Mus-haf unless it is placed at a level higher than one’s feet.
For more benefit, please refer to Fataawa 90801 and 91633.

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