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PELUPUSAN AL-QURAN DAN BAHAN CETAKAN AGAMA BERTEKNOLOGI HIJAU MELALUI PROSES ‘DEINKING’

Is it permissible to dispose of the Quran and religious printed materials through the green-technology deinking process?

Short answer

The 34th meeting of the Sarawak State Fatwa Council on 16 March 2020 ruled that disposing of the Quran and religious printed materials through the green-technology deinking process is permissible under Islamic law.

SarawakFatwa committee decision

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Authority
Sarawak State Mufti Department
Status
Fatwa committee decision
Series
Info Fatwa
Topic
Quran & Hadith

No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.

Summary

The 34th meeting of the Sarawak State Fatwa Council on 16 March 2020 ruled that disposing of the Quran and religious printed materials through the green-technology deinking process is permissible under Islamic law. The ruling is stated in general terms and the fatwa mentions no additional conditions or exceptions.

Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.

Pelupusan al-Quran dan bahan cetakan agama berteknologi hijau melalui proses 'deinking' adalah harus menurut hukum syarak.

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Sarawak State Mufti Department. “PELUPUSAN AL-QURAN DAN BAHAN CETAKAN AGAMA BERTEKNOLOGI HIJAU MELALUI PROSES ‘DEINKING’”, date not stated. https://muftinegeri.sarawak.gov.my/web/subpage/fatwa_list/#pelupusan-al-quran-dan-bahan-cetakan-agama-berteknologi-hijau-melalui-proses-deinking. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/disposal-quran-religious-prints-deinking-process/

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