Is it true that if you are holding the Qur'aan in you hands and it falls down, you have also to throw yourself down to show that you are guilty and also respect the Qur'aan?
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Is it true that if you are holding the Qur'aan in you hands and it falls down, you have also to throw yourself down to show that you are guilty and also respect the Qur'aan?
Answer
No, one should not throw oneself down. Instead, pick up the Qur?aan and kiss it.
And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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