Purity: Must One Check Exam Papers for Divine Names Before Disposing Them, and Is Discarding Partially Used Paper Extravagant?
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Purity: Must One Check Exam Papers for Divine Names Before Disposing Them, and Is Discarding Partially Used Paper Extravagant?
English:
Question #162
Is it obligatory while throwing corrected exam papers in the garbage or while burning them to ascertain that they do not contain the names of Allah, the Exalted, and those of the Infallibles (a.)? Is it considered extravagance to throw away papers with one blank page (i.e. only one page is used)?
Answer #162
It is not obligatory to investigate, and when you are not sure whether it includes the name of Allah, the Exalted, there is no objection to throwing it in the garbage. However, as to papers that are partly blank, and can be used for writing upon them or can be used for manufacturing cardboard, burning them and throwing them away which may amount to extravagance, is not free of problems.