Sending a Qur'an by mail?
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Is it permitted to send a copy of the Qur’an by mail? It will get thrown around. Isn’t that disrespectful to the Book of Allah?
Walaikum assalam,
Contemporary Hanafi scholars have been asked about this. Their answer is that because of:
The need for people to access the Qur’an,
The prevalent nature of mail order and shipping,
And the hardship involved in deeming it otherwise,
It is permitted to send copies of the Qur’an as well as other religious literature by mail.
The Qur’an should be packaged properly, so that it is the packaging or box that is being ‘thrown around’ and the Qur’an itself unharmed by the shipping.
And Allah alone gives success.
Walaikum assalam,
Faraz Rabbani
This answer was published by SunniPath and is preserved as written. Rulings can depend on circumstances; for your own situation, consult a qualified scholar.
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