[Rida]

Q: Is it Bid'ah to kiss the Holy Qur'an when opening and closing it?

A: No, it is not a Bid'ah.

Imam an-Nawawi reported that when Ikrimah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to see the Holy Qur'an, he used to put it on his head and kiss it and show a great deal of respect for it, saying "This is the book of Allah, this is the book of Allah."

From this Imam as-Suyuti said it is good to kiss the Holy Qur'an, also drawing an analogy with the black stone in the Ka'bah. Both are to be seen as a gift from Allah.

Similarly, in the same way that we kiss our children to show affection and love, it is a sign of our devotion and love for Allah to kiss the Holy Qur'an.

Shaykh Mutawalli Ad-Darsh

Category: Quran



Question:
Is it better to kiss the Quran before or after reading it? What about with other Islamic Books?


Answer:
Kissing the Quran and other Islamic books before and after reading them is a mark of respect.

Was salaam

Mufti E Desai

[ChotooMotoo]

Do people dispute this?

[Rida]

yeah, i've had to put up with lectures on it in the past.

Wassalaam

[Jaysh]

Islam Question and Answer - Ruling on kissing the Mus-haf

What is the ruling on kissing the Mus-haf after it has fallen from a high place?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

We do not know of any evidence (daleel) to suggest that it is prescribed in sharee’ah to kiss it, but if a person does so, there is nothing wrong with that. It was narrated that the great Sahaabi ‘Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl used to kiss the Mus-haf and say, “This is the word of my Lord.” Whatever the case, there is nothing wrong with kissing it, but it is not prescribed to do so and there is nothing to indicate that it is prescribed in sharee’ah. But if a person kisses it as an act of veneration and respect if it falls from his hand or from a high place, there is nothing wrong with that, in sha Allaah.

Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 9, p. 289

[LEGALEAGLE]

Originally Posted by Jaysh

Islam Question and Answer - Ruling on kissing the Mus-haf

What is the ruling on kissing the Mus-haf after it has fallen from a high place?

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

We do not know of any evidence (daleel) to suggest that it is prescribed in sharee’ah to kiss it, but if a person does so, there is nothing wrong with that. It was narrated that the great Sahaabi ‘Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl used to kiss the Mus-haf and say, “This is the word of my Lord.” Whatever the case, there is nothing wrong with kissing it, but it is not prescribed to do so and there is nothing to indicate that it is prescribed in sharee’ah. But if a person kisses it as an act of veneration and respect if it falls from his hand or from a high place, there is nothing wrong with that, in sha Allaah.

Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh al-‘Allaamah ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), vol. 9, p. 289

Is it similar to wearing a prayer hat ?

[Abu_Hind]

I got called out by my ahle hadith cousin for kissing the Mus-haf once.

[bluey]

While we're dicussing fiqhi issues, what about doing the tasbih one does after Salah being recommended to being done only on the right hand? Is there any backing for this? Jazaukmallahu khairan. [I didn't feel like making a separate thread].