Shaykh Rabee bin
Haadee al Madkhalee
Translated by Umm 'Abdir Rahmaan Tara Hashim 1437/2016
Question: What is
the ruling on what is done in some of the masaahif such as highlighting words
such as (الله رب هو) Allaah, Rabb, Huwa
in red. Is doing this calling to the principles of Soofiyyah who repeat these
words as dhikr (remembrance)?
Answer:
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم passed away and the Qur’aan was (already)
written on palm branches and bones. Then Aboo Bakr collected them in Suhuf.
Then ‘Uthmaan collected it in a mushaf and wrote in in the Koofee script.
Because it was the convention of that time. However, beautifying the Qur’aan
and beautifying the Ummah is by acting upon this Qur’aan. By Allaah! If you
wrote the Qur’aan with liquid gold and decorated it with whatever you wanted of
beautiful patterns and coloured it with beautiful colours this would not please
Allaah until you act upon this Qur’aan.
The goal of the Qur’aan
is that it is memorized, understood, contemplated upon and reflected upon. I
cannot say that writing it in red is haram because Allaah Says:
وَلَا تَقُولُوا لِمَا تَصِفُ
أَلْسِنَتُكُمُ الْكَذِبَ هَٰذَا حَلَالٌ وَهَٰذَا حَرَامٌ لِّتَفْتَرُوا عَلَى
اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ ۚ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا
يُفْلِحُونَ
And do
not say about what your tongues assert of untruth, "This is lawful and
this is unlawful," to invent falsehood about Allah. Indeed, those who
invent falsehood about Allah will not succeed.
[Surah an Nahl 16:116]
However, I encourage
you to act upon the Qur’aan as this is the goal - in your aqeedah beliefs,
worship, politics and so on. As for decorating it only, then I know many people
who decorate the Qur’aan but do not act upon it. They are upon superstitions
and bid’ah innovations. If a person who decorates the mushaf is not upon
innovation, I say to him, ‘O shaykh, first act upon it and then if you want to
beautify it then that is alright. However, if you stay away from decorating it
it is better, as this is staying away from doubtful matters, so stay away.’
Arabic source:
http://www.rabee.net/ar/questions.php?cat=19&id=118
