سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْقَرَاطِيسِ تَجْتَمِعُ هَلْ تُحْرَقُ بِالنَّارِ وَ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا تُغْسَلُ بِالْمَاءِ أَوَّلًا قَبْلُ.
“Once I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.) about the papers that accumulate if they can be burned in which names of Allah may also be found. The Imam said, ‘No, they must not be burned instead, first they should be washed with water.’”