Is it permissible to kiss the Quran when we hold it?
Submitted by on Fri, 11/03/2016 - 00:37
Dear Brother / Sister,
Doubtlessly, the Quran is the holy book of Islam and it is necessary to show respect to it. However, to show respect to it means to read it by understanding it, to practice its decrees and to place it in the spirits and hearts. It is not enough to read it only.
The Prophet and his luminous congregation gave importance to it. It is meaningless to kiss the Quran, to stand up for the Quran and to place it over one's head for a person if he does not act in accordance with the Quran and transgresses its boundaries. To do so actually means to make fun of the Quran spiritually.
The Prophet and his Companions, who were the people who loved the Quran the most and who practiced its decrees, did not kiss the Quran or stand up for it. However, there are some fiqh scholars who say that it is good to stand up for the Quran and kiss it.
Questions on Islam
- Is it permissible to hold and read the translation of the Quran without wudu? How should respect to the Quran be?
- Would the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) stand up when Hz. Fatima entered his room?
- Why do we follow a madhhab?
- What are the manners, methods and sunnahs of reciting the Quran?
- Will you please explain the verses that order us to obey the messenger of Allah?
- What are the rights of a Muslim over other Muslims?
- Are there any verses stating that the Prophet (pbuh) is the explainer of the Quran?
- Is tabarruk, expecting barakah (abundance) from things permissible?
- Is tawassul permissible according to verses and hadiths?
- What does to check hadiths against the Quran mean? Did the Prophet say, "Whatever comes to you from me, check it against the Book of Allah; if it is in accordance with the Book of Allah, then I said it, but if it goes against it, then I did not say it."?
