Aslam

Praise be to Allah.

Listening to Qur'aan in the car is a righteous deed and a

beneficial act of worship. But having the speakers directly next to one's

feet in such a way that the sound of the Qur'aan is heard from below is

something that is not appropriate and you should limit it to the rear

speakers if you have any, or do something to change the position of the

speakers.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was

asked: In some cars the speakers are level with the feet, and feet or shoes

may be placed on the speaker. My question is: when playing Qur'aan, is there

any disrespect to the Book of Allah in doing this? Is this comparable to

your fatwa against those who stretched out their feet in front of the Book

of Allah? We hope that you can advise us, may Allah preserve you.

He replied: If the speakers are beneath the feet as described

or are level with the feet, then you should not play Qur'aan, because the

fact that the Qur'aan is being heard from beneath a person’s feet is

undoubtedly a kind of disrespect towards the Qur'aan. If a person must

listen to Qur'aan, then he should lift the speakers above the level of his

feet.

End quote from Liqa’ al-Baab al-Maftooh, 57/13.