Answered by Mufti Mohammed Zubair Butt
Question:
I.M.W.S. Is a community based organization for the community and provides various services for the community. In the past we have purchased burial grounds in the local cemetery and used it for the burying of old religious articles, Qurans, Paras, Magazines, etc. This is very costly and inadequate for such a large community, buying one plot will cost approximately £750. In the past we have bought two plots at a time which in a matter of hours were filled and dozens of bags left. This is due to the fact we work closely with several Masjids and Madressas.
We as an organization for the community are looking into buying an incinerator which we can use to burn the Holy Scriptures in and then bury the remaining ashes. Our queries are as follows:-
1. Is it permissible to burn and bury the Holy Quran?
2. Is it permissible to burn and bury Hadeeth?
3. Is it permissible to burn and bury religious articles which have the Almighty Allah’s and the Holy Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w.) names in them?