Miscellaneous Madanī Pearls

• It is an etiquette to keep the Holy Quran in a case or in a cover. Muslims have been acting upon this since the time of the Ṣaḥābaĥ and Tābi’īn رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُمۡ اَجۡـمَعِیۡن. 

(Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, part 12, pp. 139) 

• One of the etiquettes of the Holy Quran is to refrain from turning one’s back towards it, spreading out the legs towards it, putting the feet higher than it, and being on a higher surface as compared to it.(ibid) 
• The 3 sciences of Lughāt [language], Naḥw [grammar: Arabic syntax], and Ṣarf [morphology] are all equal in status. It is permissible to put any book of these sciences on top of the other one. On top of those, books of ‘Ilm-ul-Kalām(‘Ilm-ul-Kalām is that branch of Islamic sciences which deals with philosophical study of attributes of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.) can be placed; on top of those, books of Fiqĥ[jurisprudence] can be placed; and on top of those, books of Ḥadīš and supplications mentioned in the Holy Quran and Ḥadīš can be placed. 

Then on top of those, books of Tafsīr can be placed; and finally, on top of all of these, the Holy Quran can be placed. Do not put any cloth on top of a suitcase in which the Holy Quran has been placed. 

(Fatāwā‘Ālamgīrī, vol. 5, pp. 323-324) 

• If someone keeps a Holy Quran in his house with the intention of blessings and goodness, but he does not recite it, he will not be sinful. In fact, even this intention of his will be a means of reward for him.

(Fatāwā Qāḍī Khān, vol. 2, pp. 378) 

• If the Holy Quran accidently falls from someone’s hands or rack onto the floor, there is no sin for him nor is any Kaffāraĥ [expiation] required. 
• If somebody مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ throws the Holy Quran onto the floor with the intention of disrespect, or puts his feet on the Holy Quran with the intention of disrespect; he will become aKāfir. 
• A statement made in words of a vow (Qasam) or oath whilst holding the Holy Quran in the hands or placing the hand onto the Holy Quran is recognized as a severe oath (Qasam). However, if someone says something without uttering specific words of a vow/oath while holding the Holy Quran in his hands or placing his hand onto the Holy Quran, the vow (Qasam) will not be established in this case nor will any Kaffāraĥ [expiation] be required. 

(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ – referenced, vol. 13, pp. 574-575) 

• Even if there are many Qurans stocked in a Masjid, and not all of them are being used; and some are wearing out; it is impermissible to sell them and to spend price in the affairs of the Masjid. However, such Qurans may be distributed to be placed into other Masājid and Islamic schools. 

(Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ – referenced, vol. 16, pp. 164) 

Ĥar roz mayn Quran pařĥūn kāsh Khudāyā 

Allah! Tilāwat mayn mayray dil ko lagā day 

O my Allah! May recitation become part of my daily routine! 

In reciting the Quran wholeheartedly, may I become keen!