Writing The Qur'ān In Other Than The Uthmanic Script

Sheikh Uthaymeen: Next person. On the left. Questioner: What is the ruling on writing Ayaat using standard script (I.e. confirming to regular Imlaa rules)? Sheikh Uthaymeen: What? Questioner: Writing Ayaat using standard script? Sheikh Uthaymeen: You mean according to the modern convention, right? Questioner: Yes, exactly. Sheikh Uthaymeen: There is a difference of opinion among scholars. Some scholars say that the Qur'ān must be written according to the spelling rules of each time period in order to avoid confusion when reciting the Qur'ān. We know that if the spelling rule during the time of the Companions when writing the Qur'ān was based on the rules of today, they would have...? You, the questioner. ... [They would have] written it using the same rules. But at that time, the rule coincided with the Uthmanic script. So writing the Qur'ān using standard Imlaa rules according to its first transcription is not an act of worship per say, but rather something that confirms to the convention [of the time]. So, if the convention changes, the writing changes. Do you understand or not? Okay...Because if it were read according to the Uthmanic script, the reading would be confused. For example, how would you write "As-Salah" in the Uthmanic script? With "و" and "تاء". Likewise, "Az-Zakah," and "Ar-Ribaa" with "و," and so on. Some say it must be written in the Uthmanic script because if it were written according to the conventional rule and people looked at the Uthmanic script, they would say the Qur'ān is different. Do you understand? And because writing it in the Uthmanic script serves as a reminder of its writing during the time of the Companions, in turn this influences people to emulate the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them. Some made a distinction and said that for beginners, especially children who read from tablets, it should be written for them according to the standard rules so they can read it correctly. As for advanced learners, it should only be written according to the Uthmanic script. This opinion is closer to the truth among the three opinions. And this is the elaboration. Do you understand now or not? Questioner: Okay, what if it's written in non-Quranic books? Sheikh Uthaymeen: No, this is less strict, meaning if someone quotes an Ayah as evidence, here we may say it should be written according to the standard rule of imlaa, because if people refer back to the Qur'ān, they will find it in the Uthmanic script. Source: https://t.me/madrasatuna/3637