Children’s act of writing on the Holy Quran, made Waqf

Children’s act of writing on the Holy Quran, made Waqf

Darulifta Ahlesunnat

(Dawateislami)

Question

  What do the blessed Ulama and Muftis state regarding the following matter: When the Holy Quran, made Waqf to the Madrasah, is given to the children for studying during Hifz  and Naazirah , they write their names on the Holy Quran for identification and also make marks to remember their mistakes; so is it permissible to use the copy of the Holy Quran, made Waqf, as one’s personal possession, or not?

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ

اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ

  Name should not be written on the Holy Quran, made Waqf to the Madrasah. The management should write a specific number on the copy of the Holy Quran, made Waqf, for its protection and should keep its record safely so that it is clearly known while giving to the children that which copy of the Holy Quran has been given to which child. In this way, there will be a difference [of number] between the copies used by the children and they will not use each other’s copy, and the [copy made] Waqf will also be protected. Making marks for remembering their mistakes means using the [copy made] Waqf as one’s personal possession which is impermissible.

  However, if the copy of the Holy Quran belongs to an individual, one can write name on it, and making marks for remembering his mistakes is also permissible. It should still be taken care that large marks are not made; instead, small mark should be made at an empty place where letters and diacritics are not written, with such a pencil whose mark can be erased so that those marks can be erased later on.

وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ  عَزَّوَجَلَّ  وَرَسُوْلُہ اَعْلَم صَلَّی اللّٰہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

Answered by:Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari