Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Will we be sinning if we don’t clean the bookshelves and the books of dust?

Published as Keeping Islamic books with respect

· 19 Safar 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

When we keep Islamic books, etc. in book shelves, dust accumulates on them with the passage of time. Will we be sinning if we don’t clean the bookshelves and the books of dust?

Answer

It is not a sin, but adab requires that you keep them with respect and clean them periodically.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/27137
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-27137

Related fatawa